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. | |
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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
A Fiat CR.42 in Regia Aeronautica service.
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
A CR.42, 82a Squadriglia 13° Gruppo 2° Stormo. C. T., Gambut airfield, September 1940
Wrecked fighters in a destroyed hangar at Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport, Tripoli, Libya, early 1943