Photos Caproni

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Hi Stig,


Thanks for the photo. Very clear. This does not help my theory.



Another 'main problem is that with the exception of the CAP.3 there are,unlike other french manufactured aircraft,just to pick an example,the SOP 1, no type identification on the rudder. If it actually stated CAP 2 B2 how much simpler matters would be.


The lack of photos is certainly suggestive isn't it?


I think that based on the information that we have now seen,the underpowered CEP 1B2 were replaced by higher powered CEP 1B2, see the Jean Besnard piece for Albin Denis.


The beginning of ther elvant paragraph being


Cet avion est désormais dénommé dans l'aéronautique militaire française CEP 1 B2 puis 1 Bn2, quand son utilisation exclusivement nocturne est décidée. Equipé au départ de deux moteurs le Rhône de 80 hp et un de 100 hp, la version définitive est motorisée avec deux moteurs latéraux le Rhône 9C et 9J de 80 hp et un moteur entral propulsif Canton Unné P 9 de 130 hp.



So it seems that D& S are mistaken with their information. Incidentally the same information is still contained in vol.2 of Davilla's book for Aeronaut.Thus only the first few were underpowered.Not all.



So 90 machines of which 60 CEP 1 B2 and 30 CEP B2 built in France


Regards,


Clint