World War II Vehicles, Tanks, Airplanes, and Ships

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18 November 2018, Italy's Macchi MC.205 Veltro (Greyhound)

A fighter that some said was equal to the P-51 Mustang, the Macchi MC.205 Veltro came too late to make any difference in the fight in the Mediterranean.

17 November 2018, Italy's Macchi MC.202 Folgore (lightning)

The Macchi MC.202 was the first Italian military aircraft powered by a liquid cooled engine.

16 November 2018, Italy's Macchi MC.200, Macchi M.C.200 fighter Saetta (lightning)

The Macchi MC.200 had around 1,500 manufactured.

12 November 2018, Italy's Fiat G.55 fighter Centauro (Centaur)

The Fiat G.55 Centauro had great potential as a fighter, but it was deployed too close the surrender of Italy.

11 November 2018, Italy's Fiat G.12 transport

The Fiat G.12 series were various forms of cargo, civilian, and troop transports. A couple were made to fly from Italy to South America.

10 November 2018, Italy's Fiat CR.25 convoy escort fighter

Based on the Fiat BR.20 the Fiat CR.25 only had 10 built and those were used out of Sicily to help escort convoys to Africa or reconnaissance.

2 November 2018, Italy's Fiat CR.42 fighter, C.R. 42

The Fiat CR.42 Falco fighter was used in the early years of World War II but was vastly outclassed by Allied fighters.

26 October 2018, Italy's Fiat CR.32 fighter

The Fiat CR.32 was the main fighter of the 1930s in the Italian Regia Aeronautica.

25 October 2018, Italy's Fiat G.50B trainer

100 Fiat G.50B trainers were built and used in the Regia Aeronautica training squadrons.

24 October 2018, Italy's Fiat CR.42 fighter

The Fiat CR.42 fighter also had a prototype floatplane version with two floats installed.

24 October 2018, Italy's Fiat (Construzioni Meccaniche Aeronautiche S.A.) R.S.14, RS.14 torpedo bomber and reconnaissance floatplane

The Fiat R.S.14 was a little produced floatplane.

30 September 2018, Italy's Caproni-Vizzola F.5 and F.6 fighters

The Caproni-Vizzola F.5 and F.6 series of aircraft were good designs but production priority were given to other fighter aircraft.

29 September 2018, Italy's Caproni Bergamaschi Ca.331 reconnaissance

The Caproni Bergamaschi Ca.331 series (bomber, night fighter, reconnaissance) had great potential but due to shortages of aluminum and the surrender of Italy were never manufactured.

28 September 2018, Italy's Caproni Ca.316 reconnaissance floatplane

The Caproni Ca.316 would have been used off of warships but it was never put into production.

21 September 2018, Italy's Caproni Ca.310, Ca.311, Ca.312, reconnaissance and maritime patrol

The Ca.310 series of aircraft were basically patterned after the same design and used in a variety of roles. The Ca.311 was used for reconnaissance and the Ca.310 was used for maritime patrol.

7 September 2018, Italy's Caproni Ca. 135 bis heavy bomber, Caproni Bergamaschi Ca 135 medium bomber

The Caproni Bergamaschi Ca 135 was never used in any great quantities with the Italian military as most were sold to Peru and Hungary.

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