| R.4 and R.5 | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Aéronautique Militaire |
| Number built | 249 Caudron R.4[1] + 1 Caudron R.5[2] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1916-1917 |
| Introduction date | October 1916 |
| First flight | June 1915[3] |
| Retired | 1918 |
| Variants | Caudron R.11 |
The Caudron R.4 (officially Caudron 40 A.3) was a French World War I twin-engine biplane reconnaissance/artillery cooperation aircraft and the progenitor of a series of successful aircraft that filled a variety of roles with the French Aéronautique Militaire.