Macchi C.202 Folgore

Italy's Best Fighter of the Second World War

By: Davide F. Jabes, Alessandro Romanello, Niccolo Tognarini

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Hardcover | 11 February 2022

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256 Pages

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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. 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.

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"Readers 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."-- "The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation"
"Enjoyed it."-- "Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"
"...an interesting examination of an under-sung fighter of WWII."-- "Air Classics"

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