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Caproni Ca.313

January 01, 1970

The Caproni Ca.313 was an Italian twin-engine reconnaissance bomber of the late-1930s. It was a development of the Ca.310. Its variants were exported to several other countries.

Ca.313
A Caproni Ca.313 in Swedish service
Role Reconnaissance aircraft and light bomber
Manufacturer Caproni
Designer Cesare Pallavicino
First flight 22 December 1939
Primary users Regia Aeronautica
Swedish Air Force
Number built 271
Developed from Caproni Ca.310

Design and development edit

The Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca, a subsidiary of the large Italian aviation conglomerate Caproni, developed a series of twin-engined light monoplanes in the 1930s ands 1940s, ultimately derived from the all-wooden Caproni Ca.308 Borea airliner, which first flew in 1935. The Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli colonial general purpose aircraft flew in 1936, and the more powerful Caproni Ca.310, fitted with a retractable undercarriage, and powered by 460 hp (340 kW) Piaggio P.VII radial engines, in 1937.[1] The Ca.310 was purchased in small numbers by the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force), and by several export customers, including Peru, Hungary and Norway. The Ca.310 proved unable to meet it guaranteed performance, however, and in order to meet Norwegian requirements, Caproni developed the Ca.312, a Ca.310 re-engined with 650 hp (480 kW) Piaggio P.XVI R.C. 35 radials, which first flew on 7 December 1938.[2] The Ca.312 was accepted by Norway as a replacement for the remainder of its Ca.310s (only four of which had been delivered),[3] while 24 more were ordered by Belgium for service in the Belgian Congo.[4]

Caproni had meanwhile developed the Caproni Ca.311, based on the Ca.310 with a revised nose, which was adopted by the Regia Aeronautica as a reconnaissance-bomber and observation aircraft.[3] The Ca.313 was a further development of the Ca.311 with more powerful Isotta-Fraschini air-cooled engines inverted V-12 engines, which promised greatly improved performance. The prototype, a converted Ca.310, powered by two 770 hp (570 kW) Isotta-Fraschini A.120 I.R.C.C.40 engines, first flew on 22 December 1939.[3]

 

The Ca.313's fuselage had a steel-tube structure, with fabric covering, while the wing was of wooden construction (initially using Spruce and later Fir) with plywood covering. The aircraft's tail surfaces were of fabric and plywood covered metal construction. The aircraft had a retractable tailwheel undercarriage, with the mainwheels retracting into the engine nacelles.[5][6][7] Production aircraft were powered by Isotta-Fraschini Delta R.C.35 I-D.S. engines rated at 730 hp (540 kW) driving three-bladed propellers.[3] Two 520 L (110 imp gal; 140 US gal) aluminium fuel tanks were situated in the centre-section of the wings, with provision for additional tanks in the fuselage.[7][8]

The aircraft had a crew of three, with a pilot and co-pilot sitting side-by-side. The co-pilot also had the duties of observer/bomb-aimer (with a station in the aircraft's nose) and manning the dorsal gun turret. The third crew member was the radio operator, who sat aft and also operated the aircraft's ventral gun.[3][9] Initial production Ca.313s, including the orders from France, Britain and Sweden, were known as the Ca.313 R.P.B.1, and had a glazed, unstepped nose, while later aircraft (Ca.313 R.P.B.2) had a stepped nose, with a separate cockpit.[10][11] Up to 400 kg (880 lb) of bombs could be carried in a bomb bay,[5] while Swedish bombers could carry a 250 kg (550 lb) bomb on an external rack.[7] Defensive armament consisted of a single machine gun in a dorsal turret, one in a ventral position, and one or two machine guns in the wing roots.[12][7] The machine guns used varied between users; French aircraft used 7.5 mm machine guns,[13] with Swedish aircraft using 8 mm machine guns,[14] and Italian aircraft using 12.7 mm guns.[5]

France ordered 200 Ca.313s on 26 September 1939, before the first flight of the type,[3] while Great Britain ordered 300 aircraft (together with 100 Ca.311s for use as trainers) on 26 January 1940.[15] Sweden ordered 84 Ca.313s from 20 August 1940, with undelivered aircraft from the French order used to fulfil the order.[16] The Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) placed large orders for the Ca.313, with two new versions ordered, the R.P.B.2 with a stepped nose and the Ca.313 R.A. with a strengthened structure allowing a higher all-up weight, but the Ca. 313 .R.A. was later redesignated the Caproni Ca.314.[17] In 1942, Germany ordered 905 Ca.905G, based on the R.P.B.2 but with more powerful engines, for use as crew trainers for bombers.[18]

Operational history edit

None of the Norwegian or Belgian Ca.212s were delivered before the German invasions of Norway and Belgium, with the Ca.312s being used by the Regia Aeronautica as transports and liaison aircraft.[19] France only received five of its Ca.313s before the Italian declaration of War with France on 10 June 1940 stopped deliveries. At least one of the five aircraft remained in use by Vichy France in late 1942.[20] Undelivered aircraft from the French order were incorporated into orders for Sweden and Italy.[21] In April 1940, Italian sales of military material, including the Capronis, was suspended by the Italian government, but Caproni made a secret agreement with Britain to supply the aircraft via a Portuguese intermediary, but the Italian declaration of war stopped the deal for good.[22]

The aircraft served mainly with Italy, in the light transport, trainer and maritime reconnaissance roles. Swedish Air Force designations were B 16, S 16, T 16, and Tp 16.

In the late 1930s, Sweden had an urgent requirement to build up its airforce, with one of the required types a twin engined bomber to act as an interim replacement for the obsolete Junkers Ju 86 (built by Sweden as the B 3) while the Saab 18 could be developed. The outbreak of war greatly hindered attempts to buy an aircraft to meet this requirement, with an order for 16 Bréguet 694s being cancelled at the start of the war, and an attempt to buy Dornier Do 215s from Germany also failing. With other opportunities closed off, Sweden agreed to purchase the Caproni Ca.313, with a contract for 54 aircraft being placed on 20 August 1940, with subsequent orders increased the total brought to 84 aircraft, at a cost of more than 39,900,000 Swedish kronor. Orders were also placed for the Fiat CR.42 and Reggiane Re.2000 fighters over the same period.[23][16] The aircraft were ferried to Sweden between 1940 and 1941.[24]

Between 1940 and 1943, there were 23 fatal accidents at the three air force bases (F 3, F 7 and F 11) that operated them. Three more were shot down by German fighters, on 18 and 23 May 1944. 41 crewmen died in these 'flying coffins'. The Ca.313 suffered many engine fires; this situation was not helped by the special fuel called Bentol, containing alcohol, that was used due to fuel shortage in Sweden because of the war. This fuel often dissolved the coating of the floats made of cork and also corroded the fuel tanks, causing leaks which would result in the fuel spilling onto the hot engines.[25]

Other accidents occurred when the aircraft was used in a role for which it was not suited, such as dive bombing. For example, on 10 June 1942, one aircraft crashed following a wing failure. Many parts were not made to the correct standard. When it was realized that Sweden did not have the same accident problem, a modification programme was introduced and the rate of accidents dropped. For many years this machine, with its ten-hour endurance, was the only one capable of patrolling around Sweden. By all standards, it was obsolete by 1940. It was removed from service soon after the end of the war.

The Luftwaffe eventually ordered 905 machines called the CA.313G to be used for training purposes and other secondary employment, but only 117 planes were delivered. They had a different nose from the standard model. Two series of Ca.313 had this nose difference and were called 'Ca.313 R.P.B.1 and 2.

In 1942, Croatia received ten Caproni Ca 311M bombers which had been ordered and paid for by the former Royal Yugoslav government.[26]

Variants edit

  • Ca.312 An enhanced Ca.310 with inline engines. Sold to Norway.
  • Ca.313 Prototype A Ca.310 airframe with inline engines in place of previous radial engines.
  • Ca.313 Production Improved derivative of Ca.310 with inline engines.
  • Ca.313S Production Export model Ca.313 for Sweden with 84 aircraft made and delivered in three batches.[27]

Swedish variants edit

Swedish Ca.313s were armed with one 13.2mm m/39 cannon in each wingroot and had 8mm m/22s in the turret and for the ventral gunner.[28]

  • B 16A Bomber variant. Had an internal bomb capacity of 500 kg and external bomb capacity of 400 kg with a total capacity of 800 kg. It was used as a dive bomber.[14]
  • S 16A Reconnaissance variant.[29]
  • T 16A Torpedo variant. Due to bad craftsmanship they were never used as torpedo bombers but were converted to reconnaissance planes.[30]
  • S 16B Designation for T 16s converted to reconnaissance planes.[30]
  • TP 16 Transport aircraft.

Operators edit

  France
  Germany
  Kingdom of Italy
  Italy
  Norway
  Sweden
Planned
  Belgium
  UK
  • Royal Air Force 300 Ca 313s and 300 Re 2000s were ordered in January 1940, but the orders were cancelled when Italy entered the war in June 1940.

Surviving aircraft edit

 
S 16 replica at Flygvapenmuseum

There are no original Ca.313 survivors. A full size replica built in Sweden for a TV miniseries using some original parts was put in the Flygvapenmuseum, Linköping after filming was completed. It can still be seen in that location.[32][33]

Specifications (Ca.313 R.P.B.2) edit

Data from The Caproni that Nearly Joined the RAF[12]

General characteristics

  • Crew: three
  • Length: 11.80 m (38 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 16.65 m (54 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 38.90 m2 (418.7 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 4,300 kg (9,480 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,900 kg (13,007 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Isotta Fraschini Delta R.C.35 I-DS air-cooled inverted V12 engines, 540 kW (730 hp) each (take-off power)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 436 km/h (271 mph, 235 kn) at 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn) (70% power, at 3,500 m (11,500 ft))
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 7,300 m (24,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 11 min 30 s to 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Take-off distance: 350 m (1,150 ft)
  • Landing distance: 380 m (1,250 ft)

Armament

  • Guns: 3 × 12.7 mm Scotti–Isotta Fraschini machine guns (1 in wing root, 1 in dorsal turret and 1 in ventral step)
  • Bombs:
    • 4 × 100 kg (220 lb) or
    • 8 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs or
    • 16 × 15 kg (33 lb) bombs or
    • 32 × 12 kg (26 lb) bombs

References edit

  1. ^ Air Enthusiast July 1971, p. 97
  2. ^ Air Enthusiast July 1971, pp. 97–98
  3. ^ a b c d e f Air Enthusiast July 1971, p. 98
  4. ^ a b Domange Avions March 1999, p. 44
  5. ^ a b c Air Enthusiast July 1971, p. 102
  6. ^ Apostolo 2007, p. 47
  7. ^ a b c d Micrander Aeroplane Monthly November 1990, p. 675
  8. ^ Apostolo 2007, p. 50
  9. ^ Apostolo 2007, pp. 47, 50
  10. ^ Air Enthusiast July 1971, pp. 98–99
  11. ^ Mondey 1996, p. 37
  12. ^ a b Air Enthusiast July 1971, p. 101
  13. ^ Domange Avions February 1999, p. 22
  14. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  15. ^ Air Enthusiast July 1971, pp. 95–96, 98
  16. ^ a b Apostolo 2007, p. 26
  17. ^ Apostolo 2007, pp. 35–36
  18. ^ Apostolo 2007, p. 41
  19. ^ Apostolo 2007, pp. 22–23
  20. ^ Domange Avions February 1999, pp. 22–23
  21. ^ Apostolo 2007, pp. 26, 36
  22. ^ Apostolo 2007, pp. 23–24
  23. ^ Micrander Aeroplane Monthly November 1990, pp. 673–674
  24. ^ Micrander Aeroplane Monthly November 1990, pp. 674–675
  25. ^ "In flight fire". www.ww2incolor.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  26. ^ Neulen 2000, p. 177.
  27. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  28. ^ "B 16 - Caproni Ca 313".
  29. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  30. ^ a b Torpedflyget I Sverige by Mikael Forslund
  31. ^ aeoflight
  32. ^ Micrander Aeroplane Monthly December 1990, p. 765
  33. ^ "S 16: Caproni Ca 313". Flygvapenmuseum (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 May 2024.

Sources edit

  • Alonzo, F.S, "Il Caproni Ca.313 in Svezia", Storia militare n. 64, page 15.
  • Apostolo, Giorgio (2007). Caproni Ca.311/314. Ali d'Italia (in English and Italian). Vol. 24. Turin: La Bancarella Aeronautica.
  • Domange, Yves (February 1999). "Quand les démocraties occidentales achetaient des avions dans l'Italie fasciste... (1ère partie: la France)" [When Western Democracies Bought Their Aircraft from Fascist Italy... (Part 1: France)]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French). No. 71. pp. 16–24. ISSN 1243-8650.
  • Domange, Yves (March 1999). "Quand les démocraties occidentales achetaient des avions dans l'Italie fasciste... (2ème partie: la Belgique et l'Angleterre)" [When Western Democracies Bought Their Aircraft from Fascist Italy... (Part 2: Belgium and England)]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French). No. 72. pp. 40–47. ISSN 1243-8650.
  • Micrander, Bengt (November 1990). "Capricious Caproni (part 1)". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 18, no. 11. pp. 672–675. ISSN 0143-7240.
  • Micrander, Bengt (December 1990). "Capricious Caproni (part 2)". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 18, no. 12. pp. 762–765. ISSN 0143-7240.
  • Mondey, David (1996). The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Chancellor Press. ISBN 1-85152-966-7.
  • Neulen, Hans Werner. In the Skies of Europe. Ramsbury, Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press, 2000. ISBN 1-86126-799-1.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 236–37.
  • "The Caproni that Nearly Joined the RAF". Air Enthusiast. Vol. 1, no. 2. July 1971. pp. 95–103.
  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 11.

External links edit

 
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The Caproni Ca 313 was an Italian twin engine reconnaissance bomber of the late 1930s It was a development of the Ca 310 Its variants were exported to several other countries Ca 313 A Caproni Ca 313 in Swedish service Role Reconnaissance aircraft and light bomber Manufacturer Caproni Designer Cesare Pallavicino First flight 22 December 1939 Primary users Regia AeronauticaSwedish Air Force Number built 271 Developed from Caproni Ca 310 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 3 1 Swedish variants 4 Operators 5 Surviving aircraft 6 Specifications Ca 313 R P B 2 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksDesign and development editThe Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca a subsidiary of the large Italian aviation conglomerate Caproni developed a series of twin engined light monoplanes in the 1930s ands 1940s ultimately derived from the all wooden Caproni Ca 308 Borea airliner which first flew in 1935 The Caproni Ca 309 Ghibli colonial general purpose aircraft flew in 1936 and the more powerful Caproni Ca 310 fitted with a retractable undercarriage and powered by 460 hp 340 kW Piaggio P VII radial engines in 1937 1 The Ca 310 was purchased in small numbers by the Regia Aeronautica Italian Air Force and by several export customers including Peru Hungary and Norway The Ca 310 proved unable to meet it guaranteed performance however and in order to meet Norwegian requirements Caproni developed the Ca 312 a Ca 310 re engined with 650 hp 480 kW Piaggio P XVI R C 35 radials which first flew on 7 December 1938 2 The Ca 312 was accepted by Norway as a replacement for the remainder of its Ca 310s only four of which had been delivered 3 while 24 more were ordered by Belgium for service in the Belgian Congo 4 Caproni had meanwhile developed the Caproni Ca 311 based on the Ca 310 with a revised nose which was adopted by the Regia Aeronautica as a reconnaissance bomber and observation aircraft 3 The Ca 313 was a further development of the Ca 311 with more powerful Isotta Fraschini air cooled engines inverted V 12 engines which promised greatly improved performance The prototype a converted Ca 310 powered by two 770 hp 570 kW Isotta Fraschini A 120 I R C C 40 engines first flew on 22 December 1939 3 nbsp The Ca 313 s fuselage had a steel tube structure with fabric covering while the wing was of wooden construction initially using Spruce and later Fir with plywood covering The aircraft s tail surfaces were of fabric and plywood covered metal construction The aircraft had a retractable tailwheel undercarriage with the mainwheels retracting into the engine nacelles 5 6 7 Production aircraft were powered by Isotta Fraschini Delta R C 35 I D S engines rated at 730 hp 540 kW driving three bladed propellers 3 Two 520 L 110 imp gal 140 US gal aluminium fuel tanks were situated in the centre section of the wings with provision for additional tanks in the fuselage 7 8 The aircraft had a crew of three with a pilot and co pilot sitting side by side The co pilot also had the duties of observer bomb aimer with a station in the aircraft s nose and manning the dorsal gun turret The third crew member was the radio operator who sat aft and also operated the aircraft s ventral gun 3 9 Initial production Ca 313s including the orders from France Britain and Sweden were known as the Ca 313 R P B 1 and had a glazed unstepped nose while later aircraft Ca 313 R P B 2 had a stepped nose with a separate cockpit 10 11 Up to 400 kg 880 lb of bombs could be carried in a bomb bay 5 while Swedish bombers could carry a 250 kg 550 lb bomb on an external rack 7 Defensive armament consisted of a single machine gun in a dorsal turret one in a ventral position and one or two machine guns in the wing roots 12 7 The machine guns used varied between users French aircraft used 7 5 mm machine guns 13 with Swedish aircraft using 8 mm machine guns 14 and Italian aircraft using 12 7 mm guns 5 France ordered 200 Ca 313s on 26 September 1939 before the first flight of the type 3 while Great Britain ordered 300 aircraft together with 100 Ca 311s for use as trainers on 26 January 1940 15 Sweden ordered 84 Ca 313s from 20 August 1940 with undelivered aircraft from the French order used to fulfil the order 16 The Regia Aeronautica Italian Air Force placed large orders for the Ca 313 with two new versions ordered the R P B 2 with a stepped nose and the Ca 313 R A with a strengthened structure allowing a higher all up weight but the Ca 313 R A was later redesignated the Caproni Ca 314 17 In 1942 Germany ordered 905 Ca 905G based on the R P B 2 but with more powerful engines for use as crew trainers for bombers 18 Operational history editNone of the Norwegian or Belgian Ca 212s were delivered before the German invasions of Norway and Belgium with the Ca 312s being used by the Regia Aeronautica as transports and liaison aircraft 19 France only received five of its Ca 313s before the Italian declaration of War with France on 10 June 1940 stopped deliveries At least one of the five aircraft remained in use by Vichy France in late 1942 20 Undelivered aircraft from the French order were incorporated into orders for Sweden and Italy 21 In April 1940 Italian sales of military material including the Capronis was suspended by the Italian government but Caproni made a secret agreement with Britain to supply the aircraft via a Portuguese intermediary but the Italian declaration of war stopped the deal for good 22 The aircraft served mainly with Italy in the light transport trainer and maritime reconnaissance roles Swedish Air Force designations were B 16 S 16 T 16 and Tp 16 In the late 1930s Sweden had an urgent requirement to build up its airforce with one of the required types a twin engined bomber to act as an interim replacement for the obsolete Junkers Ju 86 built by Sweden as the B 3 while the Saab 18 could be developed The outbreak of war greatly hindered attempts to buy an aircraft to meet this requirement with an order for 16 Breguet 694s being cancelled at the start of the war and an attempt to buy Dornier Do 215s from Germany also failing With other opportunities closed off Sweden agreed to purchase the Caproni Ca 313 with a contract for 54 aircraft being placed on 20 August 1940 with subsequent orders increased the total brought to 84 aircraft at a cost of more than 39 900 000 Swedish kronor Orders were also placed for the Fiat CR 42 and Reggiane Re 2000 fighters over the same period 23 16 The aircraft were ferried to Sweden between 1940 and 1941 24 Between 1940 and 1943 there were 23 fatal accidents at the three air force bases F 3 F 7 and F 11 that operated them Three more were shot down by German fighters on 18 and 23 May 1944 41 crewmen died in these flying coffins The Ca 313 suffered many engine fires this situation was not helped by the special fuel called Bentol containing alcohol that was used due to fuel shortage in Sweden because of the war This fuel often dissolved the coating of the floats made of cork and also corroded the fuel tanks causing leaks which would result in the fuel spilling onto the hot engines 25 Other accidents occurred when the aircraft was used in a role for which it was not suited such as dive bombing For example on 10 June 1942 one aircraft crashed following a wing failure Many parts were not made to the correct standard When it was realized that Sweden did not have the same accident problem a modification programme was introduced and the rate of accidents dropped For many years this machine with its ten hour endurance was the only one capable of patrolling around Sweden By all standards it was obsolete by 1940 It was removed from service soon after the end of the war The Luftwaffe eventually ordered 905 machines called the CA 313G to be used for training purposes and other secondary employment but only 117 planes were delivered They had a different nose from the standard model Two series of Ca 313 had this nose difference and were called Ca 313 R P B 1 and 2 In 1942 Croatia received ten Caproni Ca 311M bombers which had been ordered and paid for by the former Royal Yugoslav government 26 Variants editCa 312 An enhanced Ca 310 with inline engines Sold to Norway Ca 313 Prototype A Ca 310 airframe with inline engines in place of previous radial engines Ca 313 Production Improved derivative of Ca 310 with inline engines Ca 313S Production Export model Ca 313 for Sweden with 84 aircraft made and delivered in three batches 27 Swedish variants edit Swedish Ca 313s were armed with one 13 2mm m 39 cannon in each wingroot and had 8mm m 22s in the turret and for the ventral gunner 28 B 16A Bomber variant Had an internal bomb capacity of 500 kg and external bomb capacity of 400 kg with a total capacity of 800 kg It was used as a dive bomber 14 S 16A Reconnaissance variant 29 T 16A Torpedo variant Due to bad craftsmanship they were never used as torpedo bombers but were converted to reconnaissance planes 30 S 16B Designation for T 16s converted to reconnaissance planes 30 TP 16 Transport aircraft Operators edit nbsp France French Air Force Five Ca 313F aircraft nbsp Germany Luftwaffe nbsp Kingdom of Italy Regia Aeronautica nbsp Italy Italian Air Force 31 nbsp Norway Norwegian Army Air Service nbsp Sweden Swedish Air Force Planned nbsp Belgium Belgian Air Force 24 Ca 312 were ordered in 1940 none could be delivered before the Fall of Belgium 4 nbsp UK Royal Air Force 300 Ca 313s and 300 Re 2000s were ordered in January 1940 but the orders were cancelled when Italy entered the war in June 1940 Surviving aircraft edit nbsp S 16 replica at Flygvapenmuseum There are no original Ca 313 survivors A full size replica built in Sweden for a TV miniseries using some original parts was put in the Flygvapenmuseum Linkoping after filming was completed It can still be seen in that location 32 33 Specifications Ca 313 R P B 2 editData from The Caproni that Nearly Joined the RAF 12 General characteristicsCrew three Length 11 80 m 38 ft 9 in Wingspan 16 65 m 54 ft 8 in Height 3 70 m 12 ft 2 in Wing area 38 90 m2 418 7 sq ft Empty weight 4 300 kg 9 480 lb Gross weight 5 900 kg 13 007 lb Powerplant 2 Isotta Fraschini Delta R C 35 I DS air cooled inverted V12 engines 540 kW 730 hp each take off power Performance Maximum speed 436 km h 271 mph 235 kn at 3 500 m 11 500 ft Cruise speed 350 km h 220 mph 190 kn 70 power at 3 500 m 11 500 ft Range 1 200 km 750 mi 650 nmi Service ceiling 7 300 m 24 000 ft Time to altitude 11 min 30 s to 4 000 m 13 000 ft Take off distance 350 m 1 150 ft Landing distance 380 m 1 250 ft Armament Guns 3 12 7 mm Scotti Isotta Fraschini machine guns 1 in wing root 1 in dorsal turret and 1 in ventral step Bombs 4 100 kg 220 lb or 8 50 kg 110 lb bombs or 16 15 kg 33 lb bombs or 32 12 kg 26 lb bombsReferences edit Air Enthusiast July 1971 p 97 Air Enthusiast July 1971 pp 97 98 a b c d e f Air Enthusiast July 1971 p 98 a b Domange Avions March 1999 p 44 a b c Air Enthusiast July 1971 p 102 Apostolo 2007 p 47 a b c d Micrander Aeroplane Monthly November 1990 p 675 Apostolo 2007 p 50 Apostolo 2007 pp 47 50 Air Enthusiast July 1971 pp 98 99 Mondey 1996 p 37 a b Air Enthusiast July 1971 p 101 Domange Avions February 1999 p 22 a b Pennan amp Svardet B 16A 1940 1943 Archived from the original on 2017 09 24 Retrieved 2017 09 23 Air Enthusiast July 1971 pp 95 96 98 a b Apostolo 2007 p 26 Apostolo 2007 pp 35 36 Apostolo 2007 p 41 Apostolo 2007 pp 22 23 Domange Avions February 1999 pp 22 23 Apostolo 2007 pp 26 36 Apostolo 2007 pp 23 24 Micrander Aeroplane Monthly November 1990 pp 673 674 Micrander Aeroplane Monthly November 1990 pp 674 675 In flight fire www ww2incolor com Retrieved 5 May 2013 Neulen 2000 p 177 Pennan amp Svardet S 16A B 1940 1945 Archived from the original on 2017 09 24 Retrieved 2017 09 23 B 16 Caproni Ca 313 Pennan amp Svardet S 16A B 1940 1945 Archived from the original on 2017 09 24 Retrieved 2017 09 23 a b Torpedflyget I Sverige by Mikael Forslund aeoflight Micrander Aeroplane Monthly December 1990 p 765 S 16 Caproni Ca 313 Flygvapenmuseum in Swedish Retrieved 5 May 2024 Sources editAlonzo F S Il Caproni Ca 313 in Svezia Storia militare n 64 page 15 Apostolo Giorgio 2007 Caproni Ca 311 314 Ali d Italia in English and Italian Vol 24 Turin La Bancarella Aeronautica Domange Yves February 1999 Quand les democraties occidentales achetaient des avions dans l Italie fasciste 1ere partie la France When Western Democracies Bought Their Aircraft from Fascist Italy Part 1 France Avions Toute l aeronautique et son histoire in French No 71 pp 16 24 ISSN 1243 8650 Domange Yves March 1999 Quand les democraties occidentales achetaient des avions dans l Italie fasciste 2eme partie la Belgique et l Angleterre When Western Democracies Bought Their Aircraft from Fascist Italy Part 2 Belgium and England Avions Toute l aeronautique et son histoire in French No 72 pp 40 47 ISSN 1243 8650 Micrander Bengt November 1990 Capricious Caproni part 1 Aeroplane Monthly Vol 18 no 11 pp 672 675 ISSN 0143 7240 Micrander Bengt December 1990 Capricious Caproni part 2 Aeroplane Monthly Vol 18 no 12 pp 762 765 ISSN 0143 7240 Mondey David 1996 The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II London Chancellor Press ISBN 1 85152 966 7 Neulen Hans Werner In the Skies of Europe Ramsbury Marlborough UK The Crowood Press 2000 ISBN 1 86126 799 1 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions pp 236 37 The Caproni that Nearly Joined the RAF Air Enthusiast Vol 1 no 2 July 1971 pp 95 103 World Aircraft Information Files London Bright Star Publishing pp File 891 Sheet 11 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caproni Ca 313 The mock up of Ca 313 in Swedish service An article about this aeroplane Another article in Swedish The B 16A a Swedish bomber version The T 16A a Swedish torpedo bomber version Caproni Ca 313 S 16A Caproni Ca 313 B 16A Caproni Ca 313 1940 1943 Portals nbsp Italy nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from 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