AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Caproni Ca.4


The RNAS made use of six Italian Caproni Ca.4 triplane bombers. N526-N529 were delivered to 6 Wing at Otranto on January 12, 1918, while N530-531 on the 26th. They were allreturned to Italian service at the end of March as they were required for anti-submarine patrol. . some were possibly later once again loaned to the RAF as they are listed as being in RAF service in November/December 1918.

They appear to be finished in an overall dark colour, possibly Italian dark green or perhaps PC10/12. Large white outlined, black serials are on the nacelle and tail booms, and at least three of them (N526, 527 and N529) carried fancy nose art on the front of the nacelle.

Datafile No.111 features the Ca.4





Caproni Ca.42 N-526

March 1918
Source: Caproni Ca.4 Datafile