This book describes in previously untold detail the story of the development and service of the Caudron Cyclone in the French and Finnish Air Forces during World War II. While the concept of lightweightA" fighters was examined in many countries before and during World War II, the little Caudron was one of the very few to see production and service. On operations, the plane's limitations were cruelly exposed but that did not stop its pilots (French, Polish and Finnish) from doing their very best - and this book is dedicated to their bravery.