Blériot 117

Blériot 117
Role escort fighter aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Blériot Aéronautique S.A.
First flight 19 June 1924
Developed into Blériot 127

The Blériot 117 or B-117 was a large, twin-engined French aircraft from the mid-1920s. Heavily armed with three gun positions, it was designed to defend bomber formations against fighter attack. It did not reach production but was developed into the more successful Blériot 127.

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