Caproni
Sign in to saveAlso known as Società de Agostini e Caproni, Società Caproni e Comitti, Società Italiana Caproni, Milano, Caproni Bergamasca, Caproni Vizzola, Societa de Agostini e Caproni, Societa Caproni e Comitti
thumb|right|Caproni Ca.316 seaplane at its moorings. Caproni, also known as Società de Agostini e Caproni and Società Caproni e Comitti, was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Its main base of operations was at Taliedo, near Linate Airport, on the outskirts of Milan.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Caproni
- Company.location
- Italy
- Company.fate
- Incorporated into Agusta
- Company.industry
- Aerospace
- Company.logo
- 1943-Aeroplani--Caproni-logo.jpg
- Company.products
- Transport aircraftBombersExperimental planesMilitary trainersSeaplanes
- Company.subsid
- Caproni BergamascaCaproni VizzolaReggianeIsotta Fraschini
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Caproni, officine, 1920 ca - san dl SAN IMG-00001382.jpg
- Motto
- Senza cozzar dirocco
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- Commons category
- Caproni
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1950-00-00
- inception
- 1908-01-01
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Aircraft
- Pre-World War I
- World War I
- Inter-war period
- World War II
- Post-World War II
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|Caproni Ca.316 seaplane at its moorings. Caproni, also known as Società de Agostini e Caproni and Società Caproni e Comitti, was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Its main base of operations was at Taliedo, near Linate Airport, on the outskirts of Milan.
Founded by Giovanni Battista "Gianni" Caproni during 1908, the company produced several successful heavy bombers during the First World War. Following the acquisition of several other aviation firms throughout the interwar period, Caproni transformed into a sizable aviation-orientated syndicate, the Società Italiana Caproni, Milano. The majority of its aircraft were bombers and transport aircraft. It played a pioneering role in the development of the Caproni Campini N.1, an experimental aircraft powered by a thermo-jet. It provided large numbers of combat aircraft for the Axis during the Second World War. The firm did not prosper in the postwar era and the Società Italiana Caproni went out of business in 1950. Many of the company's former assets were subsequently acquired by the Italian helicopter specialist Agusta.