Equipped with twin machine guns and a larger engine, the SPAD XIII was based upon the airframe of the smaller SPAD VII. Built in large numbers, it was fast and powerful but difficult to fly. The SPAD XIII was flown by many of the famous aces including Georges Guynemer and Eddie Rickenbacker. Guynemer's last victory was also the first victory scored by a SPAD XIII. With 18 victories, Irish ace William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick scored more victories with the SPAD VII and SPAD XIII than any other ace.
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