Operational History
Six Vespa IIIs were delivered to Bolivia in 1928, where they were mainly used as operational conversion aircraft, although they did see limited use in the Chaco War as reconnaissance and long range bombers, these aircraft operated at low altitude rather than the high altitude that Bolivia's Vespas were optimised for. They remained in service until 1935.
The eight Irish Vespas remained in service for several years, operating from the Irish Air Corps base at Baldonnel, near Dublin, with the last being written off on 12 June 1940.
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