Fiat CR.42 Falco
The Fiat CR.42 Falco is a biplane fighter aircraft used by fascist air force in the World War II and before in the Spanish Civil War. Built by Fiat, it was used until 1943. Some of them were captured by Royal Air Force. "Falco" is the Italian word for "falcon".
| Fiat CR.42 Falco. | |
|---|---|
| Fiat CR.42 Falco | |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| First flight | 1938 |
| Introduction | 1939 |
| Status | Out of service |
| Primary user | Fascist italian Air Force |
| Number built | 1817 |
Fiat CR.42 Falco Media
- Fiat CR 42 Falco fighter parked.jpg
An Italian Fiat CR.42 Falco fighter.
- Fiat CR.42.jpg
A Fiat CR.42 in Regia Aeronautica service.
- Crashed Fiat CR42 near Lowestoft 1940.jpg
CR.42 fighter of 18° Gruppo, 56° Stormo after crash-landing near Lowestoft, Suffolk on 11 November 1940. The pilot successfully evaded three British Hurricanes, but was forced down by a malfunction of his aircraft's variable-pitch propeller
- CR-42 82a Squadriglia.jpg
A CR.42, 82a Squadriglia 13° Gruppo 2° Stormo. C. T., Gambut airfield, September 1940
- Wrecked Fiat CR 42 near Bardia 1940.jpg
A wrecked CR.42 at Bardia, 1940
- Wrecked Italian aircraft at Tripoli 1943.jpg
Wrecked fighters in a destroyed hangar at Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport, Tripoli, Libya, early 1943
- A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő Fiat Cr-42 típusú vadászgépe. Fortepan 52968.jpg
A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő Fiat Cr-42 típusú vadászgépe.
- Fiat CR42 (J-11) 2543 (8038993776).jpg
Preserved CR.42 in Swedish Air Force markings
- Fiat CR 42 - J 11.jpg
Fiat CR 42, Swedish Air Force J 11
