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Flying aircraft such as the Macchi 200-202, Fiat G.50 and biplane Fiat CR.42, the Italian fighter pilots were recognised by their Allied counterparts as brave opponents blessed with sound flying abilities, but employing under-gunned and underpowered equipment. Following the Italian surrender in September 1943, a number of aces continued to take the fight to the Allies as part of the Luftwaffe-run ANR, which was equipped with far more potent equipment such as the Bf 109G, Macchi 205V and Fiat G.55. Flying these types, the handful of ANR squadrons continued to oppose Allied bombing raids on northern Italy until VE-Day.

Product details

Published 20 Dec 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782008552
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 103 b/w; 40 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 34
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Giorgio Apostolo

Giorgio Apostolo runs the leading Italian aviation…

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Iain Wyllie

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Richard Caruana

Richard Caruana is a Malta-based artist whose prof…

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