Winchester, Jim. Two weeks later, another four aircraft arrived; one of these was reportedly lost during a test-flight. "La Caccia Italiana 1940–43" (in Italian). Short Kit Price$ 529.00. [52] Squadron Leader Dennis Harry Clark, D.F.C. Mattioli, Mario. [15] The growth of the C.202 project was slower than that of the rival Re. Ghergo, Federico. "Lo Sviluppo del (Macchi) Veltro (in Italian).". The type was also operated by Croatia. [12] During January 1940, formal design work on the new fighter commenced and, shortly thereafter, construction began on a single prototype of the design. The Macchi C.202 Folgore was a single-engine, single-seat fighter. [56] [49], On 29 July 1941, the three first operational C.202s of 4° Stormo, 97ª Squadriglia, landed at Merna airport. At the time of Rommel's offensive on Tobruk, 5ª "Squadra Aerea" ("Aviation Corps"), based in North Africa, had three Macchi wings: 1° Stormo had 47 C.202s (40 serviceable), 2° Stormo had 63 C.200s (52) while 4° Stormo had 57(47). With the clouds of war looming over the European Continent the Italian Air Force better known as the Regia Aeronautica found itself no longer on the cutting edge of aviation as it ha been in the late 20’s and early 30’s. Data from The Macchi C.202[88] The Complete Book of Fighters[89], Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era, Sgarlato Nico, Folgore Monography Feb 2008, Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia, List of Regia Aeronautica aircraft used in World War II, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. [42] The 4º Stormo flew its last mission on Malta on 19 May before moving back to North Africa. On 10 August 1940, less than seven months following the start of design work and two months after Italy's entry into the Second World War, the sole prototype conducted its maiden flight. [23][11] A synchronizing unit allowed the nose guns to fire through the propeller disk, but with a 25% loss in ROF (Rate of Fire). Macchi C.202 Airplane Videos and Airplane Pictures - Over 10,000 Airplane Videos and Growing! Still in mid-Summer 1942, in North Africa, the Folgore achieved a ratio kill/loss better than that of the Messerschmitt Bf 109s. [64] During August 1942, at the beginning of the German offensive, they were deployed at the Stalino, Lughansk, Kantemirovka and Millerovo airfields, typically performing ground attack strikes against the Red Army positions along the east Don river during October–November 1942. Reviewed by: Pablo Bauleo - IPMS# 46363. [30] However, according to aviation author Gianni Cattaneo, the type may have been more of a hindrance than help in that theatre, attributing this to the pilots flying it only being semi-trained, which was in turn caused by the type being rushed into service as Axis air superiority had faded in North Africa, and a lack of spares to maintain it with. [5], About 20–22 Macchi C.202s were flown by Croatia, who typically operated them in the interceptor role against Allied bombers. [21] Another 80 L (21.1 US gal) fuel tank was placed behind the pilot, along with a pair of additional tanks, each with a capacity of 40 L (10.5 US gal), being housed in the wing roots; the total fuel capacity was 430 L (113.6 US gal). JGr 1 and retained their Luftwaffe markings whilst in service with the unit. Une mécanique allemande dans une carrosserie italienne, cela donne un engin racé à souhait. Francesco Ricolo was inserted b… [13], By the signing of the 1943 Armistice with Italy, there were only 186 Folgores remaining, of which roughly 100 aircraft were still considered to be in a serviceable condition. Nevertheless, by late 1942, Folgores outnumbered all other fighter aircraft in the Regia Aeronautica. [26] The C.202 carried as standard two 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns. Sgarlato, Nico. Hasegawa model is still the only decent model of this fighter, Eduard has recently issued an insert for the wheel well, and SBS has produced a beautiful cockpit in resin! The canopy was hinged on the starboard base and opened sideways. The total series production ordered was 1,454: 900 to Breda, 150 to SAI Ambrosini, 403 to Aermacchi. Around June 1944, the Croat unit received the last six Folgore and three or four brand new Macchi C.205s. [11] Macchi chief of design Mario Castoldi commenced work on mating the Macchi C.200 wings, undercarriage, vertical and horizontal tail units to a new fuselage that incorporated the imported DB 601Aa. Italian Air Force Battle Of Britain Ww2 Aircraft Axis Powers Fiat Scale Models Aviation Italy Planes. After this attack the Italians were forced to move their remaining aircraft well away from the front lines to avoid incurring further losses to such raids. The Australian ace Clive Caldwell, who fought a wide variety of German, Italian and Japanese fighters during 1941–45, later stated that the C.202 was "one of the best and most undervalued of fighters". Conception. Both pilots flew with 51° Stormo C.T., the most successful Italian unit over Malta, having reportedly achieved a score of 97 aircraft destroyed for the loss of only 17 Folgores. Item: Resin Conversion Kit - Macchi C.202 Folgore Cockpit Set Company: SBS Models Stock Number: 48017 Scale: 1/48 Condition: NEW - MINT IN THE BOX Offered for sale is a 1/48-scale resin conversion Cockpit Set for the Italian World War II Macchi C.202 Folgore fighter, made by SBS Models. Apart from the ailerons, the entire trailing edge of the wing was dominated by a pair of all metal split flaps. The kit features a fully detailed cockpit with more than a dozen parts. Macchi C.202, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Macchi_C.202&oldid=997816775, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from January 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from September 2010, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 2 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the wings, 500 rpg, 2 × 50 kg (110 lb), 100 kg (220 lb) or 160 kg (350 lb) bombs, 2 × 100 L (26.4 US gal; 22.0 imp gal) drop tanks, Ciampaglia, Giuseppe. [48], Nevertheless, the C.202's pilots were able to achieve many successes against the British Spitfires. [12] Jettisonable tanks, containing either 22 or 33 gallons of fuel, could be installed upon some of the later built aircraft. Mixed units (such as the 51° Stormo, Sardinia) were formed with C.202s, yet were often serving with C.205s as well. Emiliani, Angelo – Giuseppe Ghergo – Achille Vigna. Company: Eduard. Clips of Italian Macchi C200 and Macchi c202 fighters in Libya and Egypt, 1941-42 Fiat G-50s are in the large formation flyby. During May 1942, the Macchis of 51° Stormo and 23° Gruppo (3° Stormo) also arrived. [70][78], Those allied pilots who flew against the Folgore were frequently impressed with its performance and manoeuvrability. Macchi 202 \"Folgore\" in the Vigna di Valle museum ( Italian Air Force ) - Bracciano - RomeThe Macchi C.202 Folgore (Italian \"thunderbolt\") was a World War II fighter aircraft built by Macchi Aeronautica and operated by the Regia Aeronautica (RA; Royal (Italian) Air Force). [18] SAI-Ambrosini, based in Passignano sul Trasimeno, also served as another sub-contractor on the C.202, ultimately building around 100 fighters of the type. Macchi aircraft designed by Mario Castoldi received the \"C\" letter in their model designation, hence the Folgore is referred to as the C.202 or MC.202. Avion de guerre italien. [65], When they were able to conduct combat operations, the C.202 were frequently flown as escorts alongside their older C.200 siblings for Fiat BR.20M and Caproni Ca.311 bombers in attacks against Soviet columns, during which they would typically be facing aerial opposition from great numbers of Soviet Air Forces (VVS) fighters. Behind the canopy, the pilot's headrest was fixed to a triangular turn-over pylon which was covered by a streamlined, tapered fairing. Macchi C.202 Folgore "Baracca" - Hasegawa 1/48. [63] Only eleven aircraft were repaired by 10 May 1943 and retreated to Italy. Sgarlato, Nico. [17], In order to expand production, the Milan-based industrial manufacturer Società Italiana Ernesto Breda was selected to also construct the C.202. Macchi 202 Folgore. [21], The fuselage of the C.202 was a semi-monocoque shell, comprising four light-alloy beams, complete with longerons and ovoidal bulkheads. [65], After the abandonment of advanced airfields between December 1942 – January 1943 at Voroshilovgrad, Stalino and Tscerkow, the Italian air units were operated in a series of defensive actions against a more potent Soviet air offensive, consisting mainly of Ilyushin IL-2s Shturmoviks and Petlyakov Pe-2s. Castoldi redessina donc intégralement le fuselage pour en faire ce chasseur aux lignes particulièrement réussies. [30] Their pilots started to train on the new fighter in May–June 1941, at Lonate Pozzolo (Varese), the airfield of the Macchi. As per company tradition, Macchi aircraft designed by Mario Castoldi received the "C" letter in their model designation, hence the Folgore is commonly referred to as the C.202 or MC.202. [68][69] Several C.202s served with the Allied-aligned Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force, and some of these were subsequently reconstructed into C.205s or C.202/205 with the Veltro's engine. [9] The radios were unreliable, routinely forcing pilots to communicate by waggling their wings and Western historians regard the C.202 as insufficiently armed, being furnished with just a pair of machine guns that had a tendency for jamming. Their performance had also suffered due to the lack of radar, which the RAF were making extensive use of to successfully vector their fighters against their aerial opposition. [72] During 1944, the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia, Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske (ZNDH), received several batches of C.202s. [12][11] Another of its positive attributes was its extremely strong construction, which allowed its pilots to dive the aircraft steeply. The first batch of 16 "Folgores" delivered to the ZNDH was from the XII series, built by Breda following the German occupation of Northern Italy. Le Macchi C.202 Folgore (Éclair) fut l'un des principaux chasseurs italiens de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. with three squadrons of C.202s at Sfax and Gammarth in the northern sector, and in the southern sector, 3°Stormo with six squadrons of C.200s and C.202s at El Hamma. Thu May 30, 2019 6:50 am. It has been introduced with the TF5 Desert Wing DLC. [79] The C.202 was often considered to have been superior to both the British Hawker Hurricane and the American Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk that it commonly fought against, at first on the Libyan front, as well as being the equal of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. During March 1944, they were scrambled for the first time against an American raid west of Zagreb, but combat was avoided: Croatian Macchi pilots had been initially instructed to attack only those aircraft which had already been damaged or had become separated from their main formations. [70][78] During mid-1944, at least 12 C.202s, and probably another 12 aircraft, were delivered to the Croatian Air Force Legion for operational use against the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces over Croatia, all of which being ex-LW fighters. Because of PCM, the Italian Air Force has finally been getting some representation after being ignored by many kit manufacturers for many years. [21] This fairing was shaped into an inverted 'T' which enabled the pilot to have a reasonable field of view to the rear. Construit par Macchi et mis en service en 1941. Il découle directement du Macchi C.200 Saetta, un chasseur robuste et maniable, mais dont la puissance de feu était insuffisante et le moteur en étoile peu puissant. Alliance Model Works. During April 1942 the 4° Stormo solved the frequent problems to the oxygen masks by adopting the German Dräger "oxygen apparatus" that already equipped the Bf 109s. The unpressurised cockpit had an armor plate fitted behind the armored seat for protection. By that time, Italy had been at war a year, a period of sharp reverses. The C.202 was a development of the earlier C.200 Saetta, powered by an Italian-built version of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa engine and featuring a redesigned fuselage for greater streamlining.[3][4]. According to aviation author David Mondey, the Folgore has been considered to be one of the best wartime fighters to serve in large numbers with the Regia Aeronautica. The amount produced was actually 1,106 and not 1,220 as previous stated. [35][36], The Folgore first saw service during the Siege of Malta on 29 or 30 September 1941; their first mission was the interception of British Hurricanes over Sicily. [51] During its initial combats over the Western Desert, the Folgore was quite a surprise to British pilots and it remained a respected adversary. Live Resin. CDkit is Designed for Aircraft Fabricators, Collectors, Publishers, Eduard kit de détaillage à l'échelle 1:48, 48494 est un NOUVEL outil sorti en 2004 | Contenu, Aperçus, Avis, Historique + Place de marché | Macchi C.202 Folgore Breda built 649 (Series XVI deleted, Series XII and XV partially completed caused the difference); Aermacchi made 390 examples, SAI only 67. [28][page needed], The empty weight of the new C.202 (approximately 2,350 kg/5,180 lb) gradually increased throughout production, and due to the thickness of metal used it was also comparatively heavy, yet this class of aircraft was still considered lightweight compared to other contemporary fighter designs. See more ideas about ww2 aircraft, wwii aircraft, ww2 planes. [62], The Macchis continued fighting while retreating to Tunisia and then in the defence of Sicily, Sardinia and Italy against an increasingly stronger opponent. DML Dragon 1:48 Master Series Ba349A Natter w/ Launch Plastic Model Kit #5516U1. The top scoring Italilan pilots in this theatre included Capitano Furio Niclot-Doglio (a 7 kills ace, shot down and killed on 27 July 1942 by RAF ace George "Screwball" Beurling) and Sergente Ennio Tarantola. At least one was destroyed and the two crewmen wounded after crash-landing on a beach near Reggio Calabria. [24] A "San Giorgio" reflector gun sight was fitted. Although these forces were insufficient they nevertheless achieved notable successes. [5][6] During its service life, the C.202 was deployed on all fronts in which Italy was involved. According to aviation author Giuseppe Ciampaglia, in comparison to the Bf 109E/F, which was rated at typically requiring 4,500–6,000 man-hours per aircraft to complete, the Macchi routinely needed in excess of 22,000 man-hours. By November 1941, the C.202 had appeared on the Libyan front. While early C.202s had a very short "stub" radio mast projecting from the fairing, most used a tall, slim mast. At the time, the most powerful reliable Italian inline engine was the 715 kW (960 hp) Isotta Fraschini Asso XI R.C.40, which was designed in 1936. Product Web Page. [29] The relatively high diving speed of the type has been attributed to the exceptionally clean design of its fuselage. During November 1939, the Italian automotive company Alfa Romeo acquired a license to produce the DB 601Aa as the Alfa-Romeo RA.1000 R.C.41-I Monsone; it was this engine that was to be used in the production of the C.202. Ingegner Mario Castoldi, the designer of the 202 questioned whether Reiner had properly flown the test. The C.202 had a better time on the home front, where supplies were more plentiful and units had more time to prepare and familiarise themselves with the type. [46] At the end of June, however, about 60 C.202s could be mustered in Sicily to operate against Malta, which had been receiving the Spitfire Mk. Scopri (e salva) i tuoi Pin su Pinterest. 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