84 Caproni Ca 313 were delivered to the Swedish Air Force. Of these were 30 intended as bombers (B 16A) and supplied to the newly established bomber Wing F 7 at Stens. The first B 16As arrived to F 7 in October 1940.
The B 16A was armed with two fixed wing-mounted 13 mm automatic cannons and two moveable 8 mm machine-guns. One machine-gun was mounted in a dorsal turret. The other was fitted at the underside of the fuselage, firing downward-backward. The B 16 could carry an internal bomb load of 400 kg and an external of 250-400 kg. The crew of four consisted of pilot, radio operator/co-pilot, bombardier and mechanic/gunner.
The aircraft was powered by two 750 hp Isotta-Fraschini Delta RC 35 engines of inverted V-type.
The Ca 313 was not very successful as a bomber. During 1941, F 7 began to re-arm with light bombers (SAAB B 17). The Capronis were modified to long-range (strategic) reconnaissance aircraft (S 16) and transferred to the reconnaissance Wing F 11 at Nykping.
Span 16,65 m. Length 11,80 m. MTOW 5.650 kg. Maximum speed 420 km/h
