Caproni Ca.3 and Pfalz D.III
Model Airplane News Cover Art for May, 1931
by Jo Kotula
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This month's cover shows two types of aircraft, the Caproni Ca.3 and Pfalz D.III. We shall take them up in turn.

Caproni Ca. 3

The Caproni Ca.3 was an Italian heavy bomber of World War One. It was a three-engined biplane of wooden construction, with a fabric-covered frame with tricycle landing gear. The crew (front gunner, two pilots and rear gunner-mechanic) rode open central nacelle. In defense, the mechanic/rear gunner manned upper machine guns, standing upon the central engine in a protective "cage", just in front of a propeller. . Armament consisted of two to four machine guns, one in front ring mounting and one, two or sometimes even three in an upper ring mounting. Bombs were suspended under the hull.

     

Caproni Ca.3
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Here is a video of the Caproni Ca.3:

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Pfalz D. III

The Pfalz Flugzeug-Werke GmbH ("The Pfalz Aircraft Factory, Inc.") was established at Speyer-am-Rhein, Germany, in 1913 by the Everbusch brothers. The company initially built aircraft under license, such as the Morane-Saulnier Type H and Type L.

Photos of the Pfalz D.III
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Here is a video of the Pfalz D.III in action:

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