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Type: Aerialia (Fiat) G91R/1 single seat light attack and reconnaissance fighter. 
Max Speed: 675 mph at 4,920 ft.
Climb Rate: 6,005 ft per min.
Service Ceiling: 42,980 ft.
Range: a radius of 199 miles.
Armament: four 0.5-in (12.7-mm) machine guns and up to 1,500 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: M. Rostaing.
A G91R in service with the West German air force, which has now replaced this trim little warplane with a altogether superior Panavia Tornado.

 
Type: Fiat G59-4A single seat advanced flying and weapon trainer.
Max Speed: was 378 mph at a optimum altitude.
Climb Rate:  6,405 ft in 5 minutes 40 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 37,730 ft.
Range: 882 miles.
Armament: two or four 0.5-in (12.7-mm) machine guns or four 20-mm cannon, and two 352-lb bombs.
Photo: Musee de 1 Air
G.59-1A trainers on the Italian base at Lecce, where the type entered service in 1950.

 
Type: Fiat G.46-4B two seat intermediate trainer.
Max Speed: was 194 mph at optimum altitude.
Climb Rate: 12,280 per min.
Service Ceiling: 19,850 ft.
Range: 311 miles.
Armament: none.
Photo: ???
The Fiat G.46 was an attractive trainer that extracted good performance and agility from any of several low powered engines.

 

Type: Macchi MC.205V Veltro single seat fighter. 
Max Speed: was 399 mph at 23,620 ft.
Climb Rate: 9,845 ft in 2 minutes 40 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 36,090 ft.
Range: 646 miles.
Armament: two 0.5-in (12.7-mm) and two 0.303-in (7.7-mm) machine guns, latter replaced by two 20-mm cannon in later aircraft, and up to 706 lb of bombs.
Photo: M. Rostaing
Seen at the Paris Air Show of 1985, this MC.205V Ventro has been lovingly restored to pristine condition by Aermacchi.

 

Type: Fiat G.55/I Centauro single seat fighter.
Max. Speed: 391 mph. at 22,965.
Climb Rate: 19,685, ft in 7 minutes 12 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 41,665 ft.
Range: 746 miles
Armament: three 20-mm cannon and two 0.5-in (12.7-mm) machine guns and up to 705 lb. bombs.
Photo: Musee de 1' Air
A G.55 in the markings of the Royal Egyptian air force in the period immediately after the Second World War.

 

Type: Siai-Marchetti S.211 two seat flying and weapon trainer with light attack capability.
Max. Speed: 414 mph. at 25.000 ft.
Climb Rate: 4,200 ft. per minute.
Service Ceiling: 40,025 ft.
Range: radius 345 miles on a hi-lo-hi mission.
Armament: up to 1,455 lb. of disposable stores
Photo: Coll B. Thouanel
The structure of the S.211 contains a comparatively large proportion of composites to keep weight low, and though the basic avionics fit is simple the type can be upgraded with more advanced systems.

 
Type: Macchi MC.202 Folgore single seat fighter.
Max Speed: 370 mph. at 16,405 ft.
Climb Rate: 19,685 ft in 5 minutes 55 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 37,730 ft.
Range: 475 miles
Armament: two 12.7-mm (0.5-in) machine guns and in later aircraft two 7.7-mm (0.303-in) machine guns: some aircraft also had two 20-mm cannon under the wings.
Photo: Salamander
Guided by men sitting on its wings, taxies on a rough Italian airstrip during the Second World War. The Folgore was one of Italy's best fighters of that war and production on a larger scale was prevented only by a shortage of engines.

 
Type: Fiat CR.42 Falco single seat fighter.
Max Speed: 267 mph at 16,405 ft.
Climb Rate: 19,685 ft in 8 minutes 40 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 33,465 ft.
Range: 482 miles.
Armament: one 0.5-in (12.7-mm) and one 0.303-in (7.7-mm) machine gun.
Photo: RAF Museum
This CR.42 was captured by the British and is now a beautiful museum exhibit.

 
Type: Caproni Vizzola F.5 single seat fighter.
Max Speed: 317ph. at 9,845 ft.
Climb Rate: 21,325 ft. in 6 minutes 30 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 31,170 ft.
Range: 478 miles.
Armament: two fixed 0.5-in (12.7-mm) machine guns.
Photo: Musee de 1' Air
Though it look comparatively modern with its low set wing, retractable landing gear with wide track main units, and enclosed cockpit with good fields of vision, the F.5 was inadequate fighter as it lacked performance and firepower.

 
Type: Aermacchi MB.326K single seat light attack aircraft.
Max. Speed: 553 mph. at 5,000 ft.
Climb Rate: 6,500 ft. per minute.
Service Ceiling: 47,000 ft.
Range: radius 167 miles.
Armament: two 30-mm cannon and up to 4,000 lb. of disposable stores.
Photo: M Rosting
The Tunisian air force operates the MB.326 family in two- and single seat variants this formation comprising an MB.326L two-seater (in the foreground) and threeMB.326Ks.

 
Type: Amermacchi MB.339 Two seat light attack aircraft.
Max. Speed: 508 mph.
Climb Rate:
Service Ceiling: 46, 000 ft.
Range: 587 miles.
Armament: Up to 4,000 lb. of external stores on its underwing  pylons/attachments for various guns cannons and light bombs.
Photo: Unknown
The all metal airframe of the MB.339 is similar to the MB.326 with revised vertical tail, and a re-designed fuselage forward of the of the wing with a stepped up up rear cockpit, improved avionic and other changes.

 
Type: Single seat close support/light attack aircraft.
Max. Speed: 568 mph.
Climb Rate:
Service Ceiling: 42,650 ft.
Range: 1,106 miles.
Armament: Mk.82/83/84 bombs, laser-guided bombs like GBU-16 Paveway II, cluster bombs, Exocet anti-ship missiles, Marte anti-ship missiles, 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder or MAA-1 Piranha AAMs for self-defense, laser-designation pods like TIALD or ATLIS 2, photo and infrared recce pods like Orpheus
Photo: Unknown


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