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Italy's Breda Ba.65 Ground Attack1
Breda Ba.65 Ground Attack with the 10° Squadriglia:
Design
Based on the Ba.64.1 Flew for the first time in 1935.1
Produced as a single and dual seater.1
Variants
- Ba.65 A.80: Had Fiat A.80 engine.1
- Ba.65: Gnome-Rhône engine.1
- Ba.65: One was flown with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine in June 1937.1
- Ba.65bis: Rear of cockpit was open with a 7.7 mm MG.1
Usage
In 1937 Fiat powered models were supplied to the Iraqi air force.1
Chile, Hungary, Portugal, and Paraguay also received some.1
Spain
Starting in August 1937 they were supplied to the Nationalists.1 It was only used in a reconnaissance role.1
Italy
Were used in reconnaissance roles in the invasion of Abyssinia.1
154 were in service with the Italian Air Force in June 1940.1 Were used primarily in North Africa.1 The last were lost in Cyrenaica in early 1941.1
| Breda Ba.651 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ground attack1 |
| Crew | 1 or 21 |
| Engine (Type) | Fiat A.80 RC411 |
| HP | 1,0001 |
| Cylinders | Radial 181 |
| Cooling | Air1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 36' 8"1 12.1 m1 |
| Length | 30' 6"1 9.3 m1 |
| Height | 10' 6"1 3.2 m1 |
| Wing area | 253 ft2 1 23.5 m2 1 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 5,280 lb1 2,400 kg1 |
| Loaded | 6,490 lb1 2,950 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 267 mph1 430 kph1 |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | 20,660'1 6,300 m1 |
| Range | 340 miles1 550 km1 |
| Armament | 2: 12.7 mm MG1 2: 7.7 mm MG1 |
| Rear cockpit turret | 1: 7.7 mm MG1 |
| Bombs | 500 kg in bomb bay and wing racks1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
