The CR.42 was the only major Italian fighter present in Libya when the Italians opened attack on the British in Egypt as punishment for leaving the alliance. As the fighting moved back into Libya, the CR.42 constantly duelled with Gladiators in the skies above, giving many World War I veterans a sense of deja vu.
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| - The CR.42 was the only major Italian fighter present in Libya when the Italians opened attack on the British in Egypt as punishment for leaving the alliance. As the fighting moved back into Libya, the CR.42 constantly duelled with Gladiators in the skies above, giving many World War I veterans a sense of deja vu.
- The Fiat CR.42 'Falco' was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy's Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by the Turin firm, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most widely produced Italian aircraft to take part in World War II. The Fiat CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service as a fighter, and represented the epitome of the type.
- The Fiat CR.42 Falco ("Falcon", plural:Falchi) was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy's Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by the Turin firm, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most widely produced Italian aircraft to take part in World War II. The Fiat CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service as a fighter, and represented the epitome of the type.
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| - First series : Breda SAFAT 7.7 mm
** Later 2 × 12.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine guns, 400 rpg.
** 2 × 12.7 mm machine-guns in underwing fairing on some.
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| - Fiat CR.42 Falco, Italian Air Force Museum, 2012
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| - Fiat A.74 RC38 radial air-cooled, fourteen cylinders
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| - The Fiat CR.42 Falco ("Falcon", plural:Falchi) was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy's Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by the Turin firm, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most widely produced Italian aircraft to take part in World War II. The Fiat CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service as a fighter, and represented the epitome of the type. RAF Intelligence praised its exceptional manoeuvrability, further noting that "the plane was immensely strong", though it stood little chance against faster, more heavily armed monoplanes. It performed at its best with the Hungarian Air Force on the Eastern Front, where it had a kill to loss ratio of 12 to 1.
- The Fiat CR.42 'Falco' was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy's Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by the Turin firm, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most widely produced Italian aircraft to take part in World War II. The Fiat CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service as a fighter, and represented the epitome of the type. RAF Intelligence praised its exceptional manoeuvrability, further noting that "the plane was immensely strong", though it stood little chance against faster, more heavily armed monoplanes. It performed at its best with the Hungarian Air Force on the Eastern Front, where it had a kill to loss ratio of 12 to 1.
- The CR.42 was the only major Italian fighter present in Libya when the Italians opened attack on the British in Egypt as punishment for leaving the alliance. As the fighting moved back into Libya, the CR.42 constantly duelled with Gladiators in the skies above, giving many World War I veterans a sense of deja vu.
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