<article><hdr>Airborne shot of three Spads</hdr><body>
<hi style=afpcap>The Spad XIII C-1 was a direct development of the model VII of 1916, and was one of the European designs selected by the Bolling Commission for mass production in the USA. An order for 2,000 Spads was placed with Curtiss, but was cancelled, with almost 900 instead being produced by the French manufacturer for the American Expeditionary Force. Some were fitted with a fixed aerial camera for a simplified photo reconnaissance mission. A large number of Spad XIIIs were shipped to the United States after the war ended as first line fighters, although these were soon relegated to the training role. </hi>
