Author Topic: Caproni propeller car, photographed in Libya in 1911  (Read 1760 times)

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2012, 03:58:03 PM »
To fade out in the black hole...

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #26 on: December 30, 2012, 12:09:18 PM »
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I'd be interested to know just what this is
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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2013, 05:26:29 PM »
Is the name Macchi?
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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2013, 11:49:07 AM »
No, sorry.

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #29 on: March 16, 2013, 03:51:52 AM »
I also want to know more about this.

The name of its constructor begins with a "C".

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #30 on: March 16, 2013, 04:08:08 AM »
C.M.N. (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali)?

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #31 on: March 16, 2013, 04:28:03 AM »
No.

The company built planes and was quite famous.

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #32 on: March 16, 2013, 04:29:08 AM »
Caproni or CAB (Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca)?

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Re: grob 2011_08_29 (3) shot in Libya
« Reply #33 on: March 16, 2013, 04:36:01 AM »
Simple as that....

LOCKED for you.

What was the full name of Signore Caproni?

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Re: LOCKED for ALS15 / grob: CAPRONI, shot in Libya
« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2013, 04:38:41 AM »
So, made by Giovanni Battista Caproni?

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Re: LOCKED for ALS15 / grob: CAPRONI, shot in Libya
« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2013, 04:45:35 AM »
As my source says it has been his construction.
I think should be your point as I do not know more facts about it, yet.

But now it has a name, it can be found via search engines,
and maybe some day we will have some more facts here.