The SPAD S.XIII was a World War I single seat biplane fighter and successor to the SPAD S.VII. The plane was designed by Louis Béchereau of the Société pour l'aviation et ses derives (SPAD) and had its first flight in April 1917. 8,472 of the planes were built for the French Armée de l'Air, the British Royal Flying Corps and the U.S. Army Air Service.
The plane with a wingspan of 8.53 m (28 ft) was powered by a Hispano-Suiza water cooled V-8, 200 HP engine. Its top speed was 190 km/h (120 mph) at an altitude of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.) The armament consisted of two Vickers .303 machine guns mounted above the engine and synchronized to fire through the propeller at a rate of 500 rounds per minute.
This model carries the markings of the plane flown by the French ace, Capitaine Georges Guynemer who was credited with 54 victories during the war. He was pronounced missing in action (presumed shot down) during a mission over Southern Belgium on 11 September, 1917.
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