During the German attack on the Netherlands in May 1940, the C.Xs served in their intended role as scouts and light bombers.
Although the order by the ML-KNIL was cancelled, the Luchtvaartafdeling (Dutch Army Air Force before World War II) placed an order of 36 aircraft, which were all delivered in time to participate in the war against the Germans in May 1940.
On 10 May 1940, when Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands, 23 G.1a aircraft were serviceable while production of Spain's order of the G.1b variant continued with a dozen aircraft completed, awaiting armament.
It was modern for its time, but by the German invasion of 1940, it was outclassed by the airplanes of the Luftwaffe.
Only one was made, flying chiefly in Europe in the year before World War II, but destroyed when Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940.
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