The Caudron-Renault C.714 Cyclone; French Feather Weight

In the run up to World War Two, the French decided to develop a light weight fighter both to replace their older aircraft and for potential supply to allies.
This ended up as the C.714 - a fighter built of wood and powered by a measly 500hp engine!
Despite this - and the fact no one wanted to fly it - it ended up fighting in the last desperate days of the Battle of France.
NOTE: I could only find two pictures of the aircraft in Polish service, so had to use some of the C.714 in French service to illustrate.
And yes, at 8:50 I screwed up my script. :(
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