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== List of Models ==
== List of Models ==
* 45 hp Biplane Powered by 45 hp [[British Anzani Engine Co| Anzani]] engine. The plane was built for British Caudron by [[Hewlett and Blondeau]]
See [[Caudron]] for details of models
* G3 1915 Two seater reconnaissance and trainer. Powered by 80 hp [[Gnome Engine Co| Gnome]]; 80 hp [[Le Rhone]]; 70 hp [[Renault]] or the 80 / 100 hp Anzani engines. The French company made 1,423 and numbers were made in the UK.
* G4 1915 Two-seater twin-engined reconnaissance bomber. Powered by two 80 hp [[Le Rhone]] or 100 hp Anzani engines. No operational use by the RAF. Enlarged version of G3. 1,358 made in France and some made in UK.
* R11 1918 Three-seat general purpose biplane. Powered by two 215 hp [[Hispano-Suiza]] engines.
 


==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
* Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published 1982 ISBN 0-370-30084-x
* Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published 1982 ISBN 0-370-30084-x
* AA. [http://www.AviationAncestry.com] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry
* AA. [http://www.AviationAncestry.com] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry

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Aircraft manufacturer during WW1. Based at Cricklewood and Alloa. Formerly W. H. Ewen Aviation Co who had secured the agency for the products of the French company Caudron in April 1912.

List of Models

See Caudron for details of models

Sources of Information

  • Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published 1982 ISBN 0-370-30084-x
  • AA. [1] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry