The Caproni Ca.111 was a long-range reconnaissance aircraft and light bomber produced in Italy during the 1930s.

A robust and simple aircraft, it was meant to be used in harsh conditions with minimal support.

It was designed by the engineer Rodolfo Verduzio of Gianni Caproni in 1931, and first flew in February 1932 as MM 205.

This aircraft was a high-wing monoplane, built with a robust but simple structure consisting of a tubular steel skeleton with a fabric and wood skin.

The fuselage was of square section, and the wing was practically rectangular, with the extremities sloped and the ailerons running the whole length of the trailing edge.

This was fixed and had a complex structure that had two legs supported by several steel tubes between the fuselage and the wings.

The instrument panel included a 'Pezzoni' compass, a 'Sonia' aerometer, a variometer, 'OMI' altimeters and fire detectors with extinguisher controls.

One improvement was the replacement of the single dorsal gun by a turret fitted with two 7.7 mm (.303 in) Bredas.

Another machine gun was sometimes fitted in the ventral position, both for offensive and defensive tasks.

Some examples also had a machine gun fixed in the nose, firing with a synchronizer through the propeller disk.

Another prototype was a version with a 3,000 km (1,860 mi) range, but the redesigned Ca.112 was not put into production.

The aircraft performed a variety of tasks, such as long-range reconnaissance, ground attack, bombing, and as a refuelling machine.

Nevertheless, the machine served until the early 1940s, when it was replaced as a reconnaissance aircraft by the Cant Z.501 and the IMAM Ro.37.

It was then used in the photoplannimetric role and as a supplier of isolated troops, this time in the Balkans, after the conquest of Yugoslavia.

Peru took delivery of a number of Ca.111s in the 1930s which they nicknamed Panchos for use as "heavy" bombers, but found them unsatisfactory in service and by 1935 had begun to consider replacing them.

In 1936, Peru ordered Caproni Ca.135 bombers—which entered Peruvian Air Force service in 1937—as replacements for its Ca.111s.

This was the first combat use of paratroopers in South American or North America's military history.

Although it is the best for a long range plane it did face challenges like diverse landscapes, including mountains, deserts, and forests.

It posed a serious threat's and difficulties for the Ca.111, Harsh weather conditions, such as extreme temperatures and monsoons, affected flight performance.