Rex’s Hanger takes on the Fiat CR.32

[chris ballance]

"King of the Skies in the Spanish Civil War" starts the title, but this Rex's Hanger YouTube video also covers the Fiat CR.32 in WW2 during the fighting in East Africa, Libya and with the Hungarians against Slovakia, Yugoslavia, and the Soviets. It's always claimed that the favorable performance of the Fiat CR.32 and CR.42 suppressed the perceived need for new high performance monoplane fighters in Italy, but is that really the case? Was the real problem just that the Italians didn't have the resources in 1939-1940 to commit to new fighter engine and airframe development? Anyway, enjoyed the video.

View: https://youtu.be/F25fZS4GpoA

 

[SaparotRob]

I watched it this morning.

 

[chris ballance]

I can only imagine the trouble of supplying the gasoline (55%), benzol (22%), and alcohol (25%) fuel mix required for the Fait A.30 R.A. engine of the CR.32 in remote places like East Africa and the Western Desert.

 

[Gnomey]

Good one!