The C.710 prototype first flew on 18 July 1936.Green and Swanborough 1994, p. 111. The C.710 demonstrated a speed of at ,Mihaly July 1972, p. 7 but the Morane-Saulnier M.S.405 was finally selected instead, mainly due to its superior rate of climb. The prototype C.710 was destroyed in a crash on 1 February 1938.
