Fábrica Nacional de Aviones Caproni Peruana S.A.
$25.00
Book is 100 pages, of which 98 pages contain printed information with hundreds of pictures and technical drawings with captions in Spanish and English.
There are chapters covering the first contract between the Peruvian government procuring aircraft for its Air Corps, as well as the contract for the setting of a Aeroplani Caproni subsidary in the South American country. Italian Military Technical Mission to Perú and FNA’s operations from 1937 to 1941 are also detailed. Some of the airplanes covered are:
- Caproni Ca.100
- Caproni Peruana Ca.100PR
- Caproni Ca.111
- Caproni Ca.113
- Caproni Ca.114
- Caproni Bergamaschi Ca.135
- Caproni Bergamaschi Ca.310
All of these, framed on the Peruvian territorial and military conflicts with Colombia and Ecuador.
The book also covers the consequences of World War II for the Peruvian aviation industry and as well as the operations of the Peruvian Air Corps against Ecuador in 1941. Another chapter covers the nationalization of the FNA.