Spad ID ??

De rien. It’s always a pleasure for me to learn something new about French aviation.

Thank you sir.

In translation from airwar.ru website:

‘Subsequently, having received wings larger than that of the S.XX model, in scope and the new designation S.26bis, it took part in the “Grand Meeting” in Monaco, and on April 27, 1920 won the Roland Garros speed climb event by climbing 6,500 m (21,325 ft) in 1 hour and 16 minutes. Four days before, it had won the Guynemer Prize race.’

and from theaerodrome.com website:

‘Sadi-Lecointe used [the] Nieuport 29G in the altitude contest but lost out easily from the Spad S.26bis (fitted with altitude wings) racing number ’35’ flown by Jean Casale. The Spad climbed to an altitude of 6.500 meters on April 27, establishing a world altitude record for floatplanes. Casale won the Prix Garros.’

If that’s correct, could the aeroplane depicted in the initial photograph be the Spad S.26bis?

Thanks here is a photo of the Spad 1919 coupe flown by Sadi Lecointe at Bournemouth,and it has a different cockpit layout ??

The colour scheme of the aeroplane in the foregoing photograph looks very like that of the Spad S-26 (race number 6) that was, but for a problem with a punctured float, to have been flown by Sadi Lecointe in the 1919 Schneider Trophy race at Bournemouth. It was, effectively, a Spad S-20 with Spad S-14 floats. What differs, from the Spad in the foregoing photograph, are the rudder markings and the number on the fuselage.

Sadi Lecointe was due to fly in the 1920 Schneider Trophy race at Venice but withdrew due to ‘transport problems’ with his aeroplane. I haven’t yet been able to determine the identity of the aeroplane that was to have competed and so I don’t know if it was to have been the Spad S-26 again. I’ve found no reference to a ‘back-up’ French entry for the 1920 race, which Italy won uncontested.