It sets apart form the other air forces simply because the ratio aircrafts/number of ennemies was so high that the percentage of comin back safe was probaly almost zero. That's it :-). The German and the Jap aviations have got this gap only in the last months or weeks of war ....
Among the Others there was a bunch of unbeatable losers called Aeronautica nazionale Repubblicana (northern Italy) e Aeronautica Cobelligerante (Southern Italy) who tried to keep on doing their duty even if everything was lost ...
Solid construction plane, didn't have stability problems during flight, wasn't subject to autotailspins, telegraphic system for communications (better than nothing....)
Slow despite of the 3 Fiat engines, no radar, no blind and bad weather flight instruments, obsolete bombs pointig...
Now we can see the technical data of the 2 most diffused fighters used by italian pilots during last world war.
FIAT CR 42 FALCO
Type Fiat CR.32 Fiat CR.42 "Falco"
Engine Fiat A.30 Fiat A.74 RC.38
Total HP hp 600 hp 840
Wing span 9,50 m 9,70
Length 7,45 m 8,26
Height 2,71 m...
For those who read this thread and need some basic infos about RA. This could help them understand more the sense of my questions.
The Regia Aeronautica (RA), was established in 1928 with 1700 planes and a vigorous aviation industry. Italian airplane manufacturers, dominated by industrial...
Unfortunately I have to go now, guys.
Hope you enjoeyd and I promise that I will show you more in the future.
Now enoy this pic of Gualberto and a friend at the training school of Pescara.
Ciao:D