Caproni Ca.311 Explained

The Caproni Ca.311 was a light bomber-reconnaissance aircraft produced in Italy prior to and during World War II.

Design

The Ca.311 was a member of the large family of Caproni designs derived from the Ca.306 airliner prototype of 1935, and more directly a modification of the Ca.310 bomber. As with other related types, it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design. This particular design incorporated the Ca.310's retractable main undercarriage, as well as the heavily glazed nose that had been tested on the Ca.310bis prototype. New features included a relocation of the dorsal turret to a position immediately aft of the cockpit, and additional glazing throughout the fuselage.

From 1940, this aircraft began to replace the IMAM Ro.37 in service, completing this process the following year.

Variants

• Ca.311 – twin-engined reconnaissance bomber aircraft.
• Ca.311M (Modificato – "Modified") – version with less glazing

Operators

• Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske

• Regia Aeronautica - 284 aircraft ^[1]

• Yugoslav Royal Air Force

• SFR Yugoslav Air Force – postwar

Sources

• Domange. Yves. Quand les démocraties occidentales achetaient des avions dans l'Italie fasciste... (2^ème partie: la Belgique et l'Angleterre). Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire . March 1999 . 72 . 40–47 . When Western Democracies Bought Their Aircraft from Fascist Italy... (Part 2: Belgium and England) . French . 1243-8650.
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 237 .
• Book: World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing. London . File 891 Sheet 11 .
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External links

• Web site: Italian Light Bomber Caproni Ca.311. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080603042134/http://wmilitary.neurok.ru/caproni.ca311.html. 2008-06-03.
• Web site: Caproni CA.311 History and Specifications.

Notes and References

1. http://www.alieuomini.it/catalogo/dettaglio_catalogo/caproni_ca,56.html Caproni Ca.311