Italeri - 2801 - FIAT CR.42 Falco - 1:48

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Starting from the great success of the C.R. 32 "Freccia", which proved its reliability and operational efficiency during the Spanish Civil War, Fiat developed, at the end of the 1930s, the new C.R. 42 "Falco". The new biplane single-seat fighter had like its predecessor the fixed landing gear and the open cabin but was equipped with some innovations such as the structure entirely in aluminum and steel covered in metal and canvas. Its radial air-cooled Fiat A.74 engine enabled the Fiat C.R. 42 to reach 400 km / h. It was endowed with extraordinary maneuverability, much appreciated by pilots, but suffered from the limitations of the “biplane” configuration. Able to outperform the Gloster Gladiators, it proved unsuitable for the much faster and better armed modern Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire fighters. Several Fiat C.R. 42, together with the Fiat G 50 fighters and the BR-20 and CANT Z 1007 bombers were also used during the Battle of Britain, part of the Italian Air Corps.

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