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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

A bit confusing, this one. The Ca123 was intended to have retractable gear, to compete with the DC2, and indeed there is a photo of such a prototype about (see below).

But the earlier prototype (or perhaps it was modified) had the fixed gear as shown in your pic. I have seen both designations applied to both machines !
 

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Thanks Robert. I checked the Caproni bible and they had the panted version as the 122. Like Lefty said, have seen the designation applied to both.

Onward with a moody twin.

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Not a DD build Chris. Don't have the exact date but I think was tested around 1929. Apparently it was not accepted by the Navy.
 
I had this as the Latham 49. The last design before they merged into another firm.

Not much information about it.

Open board then-
 
Have not found any other photos. The tiny bit of info came from another forum, I think over at Secret Projects.
 
Now has anyone related the tale of the aerobatic version of this aeroplane, the BA Cupid Stunt, and its pilot who suffered from Spoonerism..... ! :biggrin-new:
 
The floater first appeared as a land plane and was then converted. Tested in this configuration around 1915.
 
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