Caproni Ca.33

The Caproni Ca.33 was the first in the series of Caproni Ca.3 bombers. Italian airfields could be pretty rough, so the undercarriage was strengthened and skids were added. Two pilots sat in tandem with a gunner/observer in the nose and another in a cage above the pusher propeller. Ca.3 aircraft were built from late 1916 though 1918, and they served with a dozen squadriglia and one Italian naval unit, with some still in service at the Armistice.

French Production
French attempts at a license-built Caproni Ca.1 proved unsuccessful due to inadequate choices for the engines. The license-produced C.E.P.2 proved a better solution, using the same triple 150hp Isotta-Fraschini solution as the originals. Production was slow, though, and only 41 to 59 of the machines were supplied in 1917. They were supplemented by Italian-built Caproni 3's, redesignated as the CAP.2 B2. French use of the Caproni C.E.P.2 began in March 1916 with CEP 115.

Aircraft Chart

1:144 Scale

 * Ares: WGF301A Buttini; WGF301B CEP 115; WGF301C Taramelli; WGF301D La Guardia
 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger
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1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger
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