Caudron Simoun

The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the Armée de l'Air during World War II.

Variants

 * C.500 Simoun I - experimental, one built.
 * C.520 Simoun - experimental, one built.
 * C.620 Simoun IV - experimental, one built.
 * C.630 Simoun - initial production version with Renault Bengali 6Pri engine, 20 built.
 * C.631 Simoun - modified version with a Renault Bengali 6Q-01 engine, three built.
 * C.632 Simoun - similar to C.631, one built.
 * C.633 Simoun - modified fuselage with a Renault Bengali 6Q-07 engine, 6 built.
 * C.634 Simoun - modified wing and take-off weight with either a Renault Bengali 6Q-01 or Renault Bengali 6Q-09 engine, 3 built.
 * C.635 Simoun - improved cabin layout and either a Renault Bengali 6Q-01 or Renault Bengali 6Q-09 engine, 46 built and conversions from earlier versions.
 * C.635M Simoun - military version with either a Renault Bengali 6Q-09 or Renault Bengali 6Q-19 engine, 489 built.

Operators

 * Belgian Air Force
 * 🇫🇷 France
 * Air Bleu
 * Armée de l'Air
 * Aeronavale
 * undefined
 * Luftwaffe (small numbers)
 * Kingdom of Hungary
 * Hungarian Air Force
 * Royal Air Force
 * No. 267 Squadron RAF
 * 🇺🇸 United States
 * United States Navy
 * 🇺🇸 United States
 * United States Navy