Caproni Ca.314

Ca.314
Role	Attack aircraft/light bomber/torpedo bomber
Manufacturer	Caproni
Primary users	Italian Air Force; Hungarian Air Force
Developed from	Caproni Ca.310

The Caproni Ca.314 was an Italian twin-engine attack/torpedo bomber aircraft, used in World War II.

Derived from the similar Ca.310, the Ca.314 was used mainly for ground attack and torpedo bomber missions. It was the most extensively-built Ca.310 derivative, and included variants dedicated to light bomber, convoy escort/maritime patrol, torpedo bomber, and ground-attack.

Design and development

Operational history

Variants

Ca 314A: Light bomber.
Ca 314-SC (Scorta): Convoy escort, maritime patrol aircraft, 73 built.
Ca 314B: Torpedo bomber aircraft. Also known as the Ca 314-RA, 80 built.
Ca 314C: Ground-attack aircraft, 254 built.

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

Regia Aeronautica

Italy

Italian Air Force^[1]

Hungary

Hungarian Air Force

Specifications (Ca.314A)

Data from Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: three
Length: 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 16.65 m (54 ft 8 in)
Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 39.2 m² (422 sq ft)
Empty weight: 4,560 kg (10,053 lb)
Gross weight: 6,620 kg (14,595 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Isotta-Fraschini Delta R.C.25 (I-DS) inverted air-cooled V-12 piston engine, 540 kW (724 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 395 km/h (245 mph, 213 kn)
Range: 1,690 km (1,050 mi, 910 nmi)
Service ceiling: 6,400 m (21,000 ft)

Armament

Guns:
2 × 12.7 mm (0.500 in) fixed forward-firing Breda SAFAT machine-guns in the wing roots

1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda SAFAT machine gun in a dorsal turret
Bombs: Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb)

References

^ aeroflight
^ Thompson, Jonathan W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. ISBN 978-0-8168-6500-0. LCCN 63-17621.

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[Thompson-2] Thompson, Jonathan W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. ISBN 978-0-8168-6500-0. LCCN 63-17621.

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