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The Caproni Ca.161 was an aircraft built in Italy in 1936 in an attempt to set a new world altitude record. It was a conventional biplane with two-bay staggered wings of equal span based on Caproni’s Ca.113 design. The pressure-suited pilot was accommodated in an open cockpit.On 8 May 1937 Lieutenant Colonel Mario Pezzi broke the world altitude record with a flight to 15655 m (51362 ft).
