French “Caudron” lands in Ovar

Date

Location

Force

Aircraft

From-To

Crew

18-06-1940 

Ovar

Armée de l'Air - Group Aérienne d’Observation

Caudron C.630M Simoun   T-585

France (Pau) → Portugal

Sgt-Chef    Jean Dreyfus     France




The pilot escaped from France when the capitulation of the country was announced. The aircraft was offered, after the war, to a Portuguese lawyer from the city of Covilhã and had registry CS-ADG. In 1973 it was donated to the Musée de L'air being the only complete Caudron of that museum. It is on display with the registry F-ANRO.

Resources:
* “Aviões da Cruz de Cristo” – Mário Canongia Lopes