CANT Z-1018 Leone

The CANT Z.1018 Leone was a twin-engine, all-metal medium bomber and fast reconnaissance aircraft. Due to chronic engine troubles and low production rates, it saw very limited service in World War Two. The aircraft, originally conceptualized as the new “Standard Bomber”, failed to make an impact. Designed by Filippo Zappata before leaving CANT for Breda, it is also his first airplane of all-metal construction.The CANT Z.1018 Leone was a twin-engine, all-metal medium bomber and fast reconnaissance aircraft. Due to chronic engine troubles and low production rates, it saw very limited service in World War Two. The aircraft, originally conceptualized as the new “Standard Bomber”, failed to make an impact. Designed by Filippo Zappata before leaving CANT for Breda, it is also his first airplane of all-metal construction.