Caproni Ca.135

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The Caproni Ca.135 was an Italian twin‑engine medium bomber of the late 1930s that saw limited service and export use before and during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II bomber
medium bomber
military aircraft
twin‑engine bomber
aircraftType bomber
airframeMaterial mixed construction
armamentType bombs
defensive machine guns
configuration twin‑engine low‑wing bomber
countryOfOrigin Italy
Kingdom of Italy
crew 4
designedFor strategic bombing
tactical bombing
designedInPeriod interwar period
engineConfiguration twin‑engine
engineType radial engines
era 1930s military aviation
exported true
firstFlight 1935
historicalSignificance example of Italian medium bomber design of late 1930s
introduced late 1930s
landingGear retractable conventional landing gear
manufacturer Caproni
nationality Italian
numberOfEngines 2
originIndustry Italian aircraft industry
powerplant 2 piston engines
primaryUser Regia Aeronautica
role medium bomber
sawLimitedService true
serviceCharacterization limited operational success
serviceEntry 1938
status retired
usedAs export bomber
front‑line bomber
usedBy Peruvian Air Force
Regia Aeronautica
Royal Hungarian Air Force
usedDuring World War II
pre‑World War II period
usedInConflict World War II
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane

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