Potez 506

Potez 506
General information
TypeAltitude record holder
National originFrance
ManufacturerHenry Potez
History
Developed fromPotez 50

The Potez 506 was a version of the Potez 501 French single engine observation aircraft, specially modified to capture the World absolute altitude record. In September 1933 it set a new record at 13,661 m (44,820 ft).

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