The CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service, and represented the epitome of the type, along with the Gloster Gladiator. 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.
Fiat C.R.42 Falco je bilo italijansko lovsko letalo druge svetovne vojne. Začetek proizvodnje [ uredi | uredi kodo ] Letalo je bilo že ob začetku razvoja zastarelo.
Gladiators saw extensive fighting throughout North Africa, and they could take on their Italian counterparts on a Fiat CR. 42 biplanes. Fiat CR. 42 is already a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and her pilots are well aware of her strengths and limitations. Although CR. 42 is superior to her in many ways, but the Gladiator is still able to
Gladiator vs CR.42 Falco: 1940-41 - Books - British and Italian biplanes clashed over the Mediterranean at Crete and Malta, and in East and North Africa early in World War II. Both the Gloster Gladiator and the Fiat CR.42 Falco represented the peak in the development of the biplane fighter, which could trace its lineage back to World War I. However, by the time both aircraft entered service in
In December 1939 an order for 40 Fiat CR.42 fighters and 8 spare engines was signed for a total amount of 2.640.000$ (Contract 39/581). First deliveries at the Etablissements de l'Aéronautique at Evere started on March 6th, 1940. After assembly, test flights and reception at Evere the fighters were swiftly delivered to Squadron 3/II/2Aé (Red
Squadron Leader P H "Paddy" Dunn, the Commanding Officer of No. 80 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Gloster Gladiator at Sidi Barrani, Egypt, a few days after leading 'B' and 'C' Flights in a major engagement with Italian fighters over Bir el Gobi, Libya, on 8 August 1940, in which they claimed nine Fiat CR.42s shot down for the loss of two Gladiators. AwbOe.
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