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Peruvian fighters made in Italy

Caproni Ca.114 fighter aircrafts of the Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (Peruvian Aviation Corps). This biplane single-seat was developed in 1933 from the aerobatic trainer Ca.113, with a 530 HP Bristol Mercury IV radial engine and armed with two 7.7-millimeter machine guns, and submitted to Italian Air Force which nevertheless, after the official trials, rejected Caproni aircraft in favor of the Fiat CR.32. The Ca.114 was instead purchased by the Peru, where Caproni had established a factory. The Peruvian Air Corps purchased two batches of the Caproni’s fighter: 12 planes in late 1933, delivered in April 1934, and 24 delivered until to January 1935. At the time of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian War, 1941-1942, the Ca.114s were still in service but not result their engagement in this conflict. On 1944 some Ca.114 were in service as trainer with the Escuela de Aviación Militar (Military Aviation School) “Jorge Chávez” and the 28 Escuadrón de Instrucción (Training Squadron) both at Las Palmas, Lima. The Peruvian Air Corps purchased other Caproni aircrafts: Ca.111 recce/transport planes, Ca.310 recce/light bombers (both employed during the war against the Ecuador) and Ca.135 bombers. Victor Sierra