' iwujjs ua Xi ( , i The mat, Italian Canroni Mm («» picture) is a much mora powerful machine than the o™,, Goto aeroplane. It car™, three me. three gens and 27® . Z «L °< «>* •' -* load. A cabi. message from M» York, under date October 1, St. esTho New M Herald e--taufSi tVttat»«,o„l»,,.a will soon crosS li.V Atlantic. /. One .1 the great Italian Caproni tripla.es,wlll probably make a .Bight late ; next sprrng. On, of these craft recently shipped : here ' for experimental and instructional purposes has achieved many remarkable performances. Iho bottom picture, the German Gotta. aitae carries 8001b 'of explosive, and is driven by two Mercedes engine. .1 260-1,,, each. It ha. accommodation lor three men and a gunner-observer forward, . pilot in the centre, and another gunner behind. The span of the winge is 72ft, and the speed i. 80 to 90 miles an lorn. .... . .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16675, 20 October 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)
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