Italian planes in World War II
The following Italian aircraft were used by the Regia Aeronautica (and to a large extent also by the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana and the Aeronautica Cobelligerante Italiana ) during the Second World War:
Fighter planes
Own fighters
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Caproni vizzola
- Caproni-Vizzola F.4 - prototype
- Caproni-Vizzola F.5 - prototype
- Caproni-Vizzola F.6 - prototype
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Fiat
- Fiat CR.32 Freccia (arrow)
- Fiat CR.42 Falco (Falke)
- Fiat CR.43
- Fiat G.50 Freccia (arrow)
- Fiat G.55 Centauro (Centaur)
- Fiat G.56 Centauro II (Centaur II) - prototype
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Macchi
- Macchi MC.200 Saetta (Blitz)
- Macchi MC.202 Folgore (clap of thunder)
- Macchi MC.205 Veltro ( Italian for hunting or greyhound )
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Reggiane
- Reggiane Re. 2000 Falco I (Falke I)
- Reggiane Re. 2001 Falco II (Falcon II)
- Reggiane Re. 2002 Ariete (Aries)
- Reggiane Re . 2003 - prototype
- Reggiane Re . 2004 - prototype
- Reggiane Re. 2005 Sagittario (Sagittarius)
- Reggiane Re. 2006 Sagittario II (Sagittarius II) - prototype
Imported fighters
- Dornier Do 217J (Germany)
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Germany)
- Messerschmitt Bf 110 (Germany)
Captured fighters
- Dewoitine D.520 (France)
- Hawker Hurricane (Great Britain) - only used sporadically
- Potez 630 (France) - mainly used for training purposes
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning (USA) - a machine captured and shot down a heavy US Boeing B-17 bomber near Rome in 1943
Bomb planes
Own bomb planes
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Breda
- Breda Ba.65 Nibbio (hawk)
- Breda Ba.88 Lince (lynx)
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CRDA
- CRDA Cant Z.1007 Alcione (Kingfisher)
- CRDA Cant Z.1018 Leone (lion)
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Fiat
- Fiat BR.20 Cicogna (stork)
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Piaggio
- Piaggio P.108 Bombardiere (Bomber)
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Savoia Marchetti
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Sparrowhawk)
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Canguro (kangaroo) - actually a large transport plane
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.84
Imported bomber planes
- Junkers Ju 88 (Germany)
Captured bombers
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator (USA) - a machine captured and flown and then transferred to Germany in the summer of 1943 with civil code I-RAIN
- Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 (France) - mainly used for training purposes
- Breguet Br. 693 (France) - mainly used for training and liaison purposes, but also as a scout
Dive fighter aircraft
Own dive fighters
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Breda
- Breda Ba.65 Nibbio (Habicht) - originally not designed as a dive fighter, but used quite successfully as such
- Breda Ba.88 Lince (Lynx) - originally not designed as a dive fighter, but used as such with moderate success
Imported dive fighters
- Junkers Ju 87 Stuka "Picchiatello" (Germany)
Attack aircraft
Own attack aircraft
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Breda
- Breda Ba.65 Nibbio (hawk)
- Breda Ba.88 Lince (lynx)
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Caproni
- Caproni AP1 (also Caproni Ca.301 or Caproni-Bergamaschi AP1 )
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Reggiane
- Reggiane Re. 2002 Ariete (ram) - actually fighter-bomber
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Savoia-Marchetti
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 - prototype
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.93 - prototype
Imported attack aircraft
- Junkers Ju 87 Stuka "Picchiatello" (Germany) - also used to a small extent as an attack aircraft
Reconnaissance aircraft
Own reconnaissance aircraft
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Breda
- Breda Ba.88 Lince (lynx)
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IMAM
- IMAM Ro.37 Lince (lynx)
Imported reconnaissance aircraft
- Fieseler Fi 156 stork "Cicogna"
Transport aircraft
Own transport aircraft
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Caproni
- Caproni ca.111
- Caproni Ca.133 Caprona ("Big Goat")
- Caproni ca.148
- Caproni Ca. 309 Ghibli (desert wind)
- Caproni approx. 310 Libeccio (southwest wind)
- Caproni ca.311 Libeccio (southwest wind)
- Caproni ca.312
- Caproni ca.314
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Savoia-Marchetti
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.73
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Marsupiale (Marsupial)
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (bat)
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Canguro (Kangaroo)
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.83
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.84
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.85
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.95
Former Ala Littoria passenger planes
Imported transport aircraft
- Junkers Ju 52 / 3m (Germany) - former Ala Littoria passenger aircraft
Glider
Own gliders
Imported gliders
- DFS 230 (Germany)
Training and liaison aircraft
Own training and liaison aircraft
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Caproni
- Caproni AP1 (also Caproni Ca.301 or Caproni-Bergamaschi AP1 ) - actually attack aircraft - 4 machines converted and used in 1938 as dive combat training aircraft
- Caproni Ca. 309 Ghibli (desert wind)
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IMAM
- IMAM Ro.41
- IMAM Ro.63 (similar to Fieseler Storch )
Imported training and liaison aircraft
- Fieseler Fi 156 stork "Cicogna"
Naval aircraft
Flying boats
Float planes
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CRDA
- CRDA Cant Z.501 Gabbiano (Seagull)
- CRDA Cant Z.506 Airone (Heron)
- CRDA Cant Z.511 Idrogigante (giant floatplane) - still the largest floatplane ever built in the world
- CRDA Cant Z.515
Trial samples and prototypes
Fighter planes
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Ambrosini
- Ambrosini SAI403 Dardo (arrow)
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Breda
- Breda BZ.303 Leone II (Lion II)
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CANSA
- CANSAFC20bis (also Fiat-Cansa FC20bis )
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Caproni
- Caproni-Vizzola F.6M
- Caproni-Vizzola F.6Z
- Caproni ca.183bis
- Caproni ca.331 raffica (gust of wind)
- Caproni-Bergamaschi about 380 Corsaro (Korsar)
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IMAM
- IMAM Ro.58 - further development of the Ro.57 with V12 engines
Bomb planes
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Breda
- Breda BZ.301 Leone III (Lion III)
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Caproni
- Caproni ca.335 (in Belgium: SABCA p.47 )
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Reggiane
- Reggiane approx. 405C Procellaria (petrel)
Dive fighter aircraft
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Breda
- Breda Ba.88M (3 prototypes converted from the unsuccessful twin-engine attack aircraft Ba.88)
- Breda Ba.201 - was intended as the successor to the Junkers Ju 87
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Caproni
- Caproni-Begamaschi Approx. 355 Tuffo (lintel) - 1 prototype emerged from the fuselage of a Fiat CR.32
Liaison aircraft
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Caproni
- Caproni GDL - no longer completed