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Sicily, Italy. c. 1943. Pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, utilise a captured Caproni aircraft for training purposes.
 

 

 
 

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RAAF Serial Original Serial  c/n Type Aircraft History
Nil I-GUAS ? Caproni Ca.100 3 Sqn, RAAF,
02/08/1943 Captured at Agnone Airfield, Sicily, Italy, August 1943,
Named "Kitten",
Caproni Ca.100 I-GUAS was one of five such trainers previously used by the Catania Aero Club, Sicily, of which three went to No. 112 Sq RAF, and one each to No. 3 and No. 450 Sq RAAF,
It was flown at Agnone, August-September 1943 and was used for taking maintenance personnel on joy rides,
Operated until the squadron's move to Grottaglie on the Italian mainland on 15/09/1943
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Nil I-????
MM56053
? Caproni Ca.100 450 Sqn, RAAF,
Captured at Agnone, Italy, August 1943,
Coded OK-? and named "Hoof 'Arted",
This Caproni Ca.100 was one of five such trainers previously used by the Catania Aero Club, Sicily, of which three went to No. 112 Sq RAF, and one each to No. 3 and No. 450 Sq RAAF,
It was flown at Agnone, August-September 1943 and was used for taking maintenance personnel on joy rides,
Operated until the squadron's move to Grottaglie on the Italian mainland on 16/09/1943
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Sicily, Italy. c. 1943. Pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, utilise a captured Caproni aircraft for training purposes.

 
     
 

 
     
 

Caproni Ca.100  Caproni Ca.100

A Caproni Ca.100, captured by No.112 Sqn, RAF at Agnone, August 1943.

 
     

The Author of this page is Brendan Cowan

Sources:  Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia, http://www.3squadron.org.au/subpages/Italian.htm ,

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Updated 25 February 2021

 

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