Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in glossy pictorial covers. 36 pages. Profusely illustrated with 60 rare black and white photographs; detailed 1:48 scale drawings by Marty Digmayer and four color profiles by Ronny Bar. Additional color pictures include five pages of color photos of the preserved exhibits in Dayton and the Italian Air Force Museum and a full color cutaway illustration inside rear cover. Though not pictured, the text concludes with an outline of the colors and markings of the Caproni in Italian and French service from the evidence available. First edition. The first volume of Alegi’s expanded and new narrative on the Caproni CA.3 offering not only a history of the bomber but an overview of the Italian aviation industry of the period. “Volume One concentrates mostly on the design history of the aircraft from its earliest origins in 1913 as a ‘new extra powerful aircraft to fight airships’ through the Ca.1 and Ca.2 to its fully developed form as a bomber….” [Aeroscale revirew]. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases, as new. Fine. N.B. Volume II currently available (Datafile 145) Contact us for price as a set.