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Aircraft · Italy · 1939-1943

Fiat G.50 Freccia

fighter

Italy's first all-metal monoplane fighter with a retractable undercarriage and enclosed cockpit, the Freccia ('Arrow') was rushed into service but proved underpowered and lightly armed against Hurricanes and Spitfires. It saw action over the Alps in the brief invasion of France, then in Greece, Malta and North Africa.

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crew1
top speed470 km/h
armament2x 12.7mm machine guns
producedapprox. 780

Mediterranean and North Africa

Fiat G.50 Freccia
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Ala di un Fiat G.50
Ala di un Fiat G.50Gmgiuliox · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An Italian Fiat G.50 captured by the British at Sidi Rezegh airfield in North Africa.Note the RAF Hawker Hurricane landing, and another just visible above the rear deck of the G.50.A second G.50 can be seen just behind t
An Italian Fiat G.50 captured by the British at Sidi Rezegh airfield in North Africa.Note the RAF Hawker Hurricane landing, and another just visible above the rear deck of the G.50.A second G.50 can be seen just behind tBritish Air Ministry photo CM1825 · Public domain · source