what is it?
The Caproni Ca.314 was an Italian twin-engine attack/torpedo bomber aircraft, used in World War II. Derived from the similar Ca.310, the Ca.314 was used mainly for ground attack and torpedo bomber missions. It was the most extensively-built Ca.310 derivative, and included variants dedicated to light bomber, convoy escort/maritime patrol, torpedo bomber, and ground-attack.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · low wing · 16.7 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 86 years ago, in 1940.
- Top speed is 3.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 16.7 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,690 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1940
- number built
- —
- role
- attack aircraft/light bomber/torpedo bomber
- origin
- Kingdom of Italy
- makers
- Caproni
- engines
- 2× Isotta-Fraschini Delta R.C.25 (I-DS) / Isotta Fraschini Delta
- length
- 11.8 m
- wingspan
- 16.7 m
- height
- 3.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 6,620 kg
- top speed
- 395 km/h
- range
- 1,690 km
- ceiling
- 6,400 m
- wings
- low wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q746510, Wikipedia: Caproni Ca.314 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.