built by the la Société pour les Deperdussin Appareils, S.P.A.D., and introduced in 1912, the type was widely used bij the french air force before the 1st world war.
After she flew with No. 430 (Canadian) Sqn in ww2 this spit was sold to the belgian airforce where it flew as SG-25 with code 3R-D until November 1947.