Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Virtually unknown outside Italy, the C.202 Folgore was the best fighter airplane fielded in significant numbers by the ...
The Folgore’s lightweight construction (weighing around 5,500 pounds) and responsive handling earned it praise from its pilots and avowed respect from its adversaries. Looking back on the Axis Powers ...
July 2, 1942, 7.45pm. The air raid sirens wails echoed around the island for what was to be the final attack of the day. Two Cant Z.1007s Italian bombers, escorted by 15 Macchi C.202s, droned towards ...
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Italy’s “Thunderbolt” fighter, the Macchi C.202 Folgore explained
The Macchi C.202 Folgore paired sleek Italian aerodynamics with the formidable DB 601 engine—earning respect in Malta and North Africa, but suffering from production bottlenecks, engine shortages, and ...
The picture shows the aircraft Macchi C.202 Folgore marked 9476 exhibited at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. The aircraft is one of the few Italian WWII fighters that escaped ...
During the summer of 1942, this Macchi Folgore fighter was operating out of Libya as part of 4 Stormo, 10 Gruppo, 90 Squadriglia. Formed in 1940, the 4 Stormo was credited with 500 victories. The ...
Aeronautica Macchi C.202 Folgore National Air and Space Museum The Macchi C.202 Folgore is considered one of the best fighter planes Italy designed during World War II. There are only two remaining in ...
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