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T 16A - Caproni Ca 313 (1942) |
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Of
the 84 Caproni Ca.313 delivered to the Swedish Air Force, 14 were
equipped for torpedo launching and got the designation T
16A. The aircraft were intended for the new Torpedo Bomber Wing F 17
at Ronneby. The T 16A:s were flow from Italy to Sweden in 1941.
In
August 1941, technical defects began to appear. All fourteen T 16Bs
were taken into repair workshops before they were put into service.
Tests with of the torpedo-shaped mine F:9 were executed, but without
success. No T 16A were used as a torpedo aircraft. During 1942 all of
them were rebuilt to long distance reconnaissance aircraft with the
designation S 16B and were transferred to the Reconnaissance Wings F 3
and F 11.
The
Capronis were engined with two Isotta-Fraschini IF Delta CR 35 of
inverted V-type. Each engine developed 750 hp. The armament consisted of
four 8 mm machine guns.
Photo:
Model of a Caproni Ca 313 in the markings of Bomber Wing F 7 at Såtenäs.
The model is built by Mikael Carlsson and on display at Flygvapenmusem
(Swedish Air Force Museum). |
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| © Lars Henriksson |
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Updated 2009-05-13 |
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