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Macchi C. 202 Folgore : Italy's Best Fighter of the Second World War by Niccolo Tognarini, Alessandro Romanello and Davide F. Jabes (2022, Hardcover)

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The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter during the Second World War. It is generally agreed that the performance of the Macchi was superior to both the Hawker Hurricane and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and on a par with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.

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PublisherFonthill Media

ISBN-101781558302

ISBN-139781781558300

eBay Product ID (ePID)2321453074

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Book TitleMacchi C. 202 Folgore : Italy's Best Fighter of the Second World War

TopicEurope / Italy, Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Aviation

Publication Year2022

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreHistory

AuthorNiccolo Tognarini, Alessandro Romanello, Davide F. Jabes

FormatHardcover

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Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.8 in

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ReviewsReaders will acquire a thorough picture of the MC.202's design, evolution, and wartime employment from this groundbreaking work. It is a must-read for anyone interested not only in the MC.202, but also the fate of the Regia Aeronautica as a fighting force during World War II.

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Historical Context; 2 The Schneider Trophy and Agello's record; 3 Mario Castoldi; 4 The Macchi MC200 Saetta; 5 The MC202 in combat, 1941-45. Construction and variants; 6 The MC202 in combat, 1941-45. Training and organisation; 7 The MC202 in combat, 1941-45. Combat; Epilogue.

SynopsisThe Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter during the Second World War. It is generally agreed that the performance of the Macchi was superior to both the Hawker Hurricane and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and on a par with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V. It is not by chance that virtually all the Italian top scoring aces flew this plane either with the Regia Aeronautica or the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. At the same time, the Mc.202 is the symbol of the dysfunctions in the Italian military-industrial complex: the lack of sound industrial planning resulting in orders from the Regia Aeronautica for an exaggerated number of different aircraft; the lack of the development of adequate engines limiting aircraft performance and reducing capacity to house weapons with a proper punch; the corruption of politics and the culpable connivance of the high military spheres. The Mc.202 was therefore produced in limited numbers, while there is consensus that air war, especially in the African theater, would have been different had the aircraft been adopted before., The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter during the Second World War. It is generally agreed that the performance of the Macchi was superior to both the Hawker Hurricane and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and on a par with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V. It is not by chance that virtually all the Italian top scoring aces flew this plane either with the Regia Aeronautica or the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. At the same time, the Mc.202 is the symbol of the dysfunctions in the Italian military-industrial complex: the lack of sound industrial planning resulting in orders from the Regia Aeronautica for an exaggerated number of different aircraft; the lack of the development of adequate engines limiting aircraft performance and reducing capacity to house weapons with a proper punch; the corruption of politics and the culpable connivance of the high military spheres. The Mc.202 was therefore produced in limited numbers, while there is consensus that air war, especially in the African theatre, would have been different had the aircraft been adopted before., The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter in WW2, the aircraft of almost all Italian top scoring aces. Mc.202 was fast and manoeuvrable, on par with, or better than the allied fighters of the same period. However, there were too few machines to exert a determinant role during the war due to inadequate planning and ......