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| Norwegian Caproni Ca. 310 Libeccio '505'. |
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| Another view of Caproni '505' at right, alongside '501' at left. |
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| Norwegian Caproni Ca. 310 Libeccio on skis. |
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| Norwegian Caproni Ca. 310 Libeccio. |
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| Norwegian Caproni Ca. 310 Libeccio. |
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Norwegian Caproni Ca. 310 Libeccio Scout/Bomber
Norwegian Caproni Ca. 310 Libeccio scout/bomber. During the unexpected German attack on Norway on April 9, 1940, the Capronis at Sola were unable to accomplish anything significant. Early in the morning, the bomb wing had been ordered to fly to Kjeller. Around the same time, they also received orders to bomb a German troop transport ship in the Trysfjorden in Søgne. Lt. Hansen then flew Caproni 505 up to Telemark with 5-6 men and landed at Møsvatn. When, after two days, he was about to take off with the Caproni, he got stuck in the snow, and only got free after a lot of effort. Four men remained to take part in the fighting around Rjukan. There was low cloud cover in the area. The Caproni was the first of the air force to Trysfjorden, and was able to drop the bombs on the transport ship, but missed, and the bombs did not detonate. A bomb was left in the bomb bay of the Caproni, but this was not discovered until much later. The plane was eventually captured by the Germans due to mechanical problems with the engine. The Germans set the plane on fire on 20 April which destroyed the aircraft.
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