Mureaux 110 family

The Mureaux 110 family, produced by the French firm ANF Les Mureaux during the interwar period, represented a versatile line of light fighter‑reconnaissance aircraft that bridged the gap between World War I biplanes and the more advanced monoplanes of the late 1930s. Development began in 1928 when the company, seeking to replace aging Nieuport and SPAD types, introduced the prototype Mureaux 110, a single‑seat, low‑wing monoplane powered by a 300 hp Hispano‑Suiza 12Nb V12 engine. Its clean, all‑metal construction, retractable under‑wing cantilever wings, and enclosed cockpit were cutting‑edge for the era. Subsequent variants—110A, 110B, and the 111—added improvements such as more powerful engines, strengthened airframes, and provision for light bomb loads, allowing the type to serve as both a fighter and a tactical reconnaissance platform. Although only a limited number entered French Army service, the Mureaux 110 family proved significant in shaping French aeronautical design philosophy. It introduced aerodynamic concepts later seen in the Dewoitine D.520 and demonstrated the practicality of mixed‑metal structures, influencing both domestic and foreign manufacturers throughout the 1930s. A few were exported to Spain, seeing limited action in the early Civil War, highlighting the type’s modernity.