Photo of Caproni-Campini N.1, MM487, Italian Air Force

Photo of Caproni-Campini N.1, MM487, Italian Air Force
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Type: Caproni-Campini N.1 Aircraft Reg: MM487 Code Number: 1 MSN / CN: 4850 Operator: Italian Air Force Picture Category: Prototype / Preserved Picture ID: 1037193		Location: Vigna di Valle Country: Italy Date: 19th August 2010

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Comments: This unusual early jet used a piston engine to drive a compressor, which forced compressed air into a combustion chamber where it was mixed with fuel and ignited. The N.1 first flew on 27 August 1940. On display at the Museo Storico dell' Aeronautica Militare.