By Maurizio Di Terlizzi
Sixty four pages, good illustrated (many in colour) , diagrams, pictorial wrappers, excellent. textual content in English and Italian. From the writer: "The publication begins with a short tale of the foundation and use of the G.55 layout. The technical half is wealthy of color particular inside photos and of technical info of the outside of the sort, together with flaps and undercarriage. The can be a camouflage and markings bankruptcy and a piece devoted to modellers with the RCR resin equipment in 1/48th, the Mister package instance in 1/72nd and the SMER 1/50th a scale instance all being outfitted and mentioned. " From Wikipedia: "The Fiat G.55 Centauro (Italian: "Centaur") was once a single-engine single-seat international struggle II fighter airplane utilized by the Regia Aeronautica and the A. N. R. (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) in 1943-1945. It used to be designed and in-built Turin through Fiat. The Fiat G.55 used to be most likely the simplest sort produced in Italy in the course of international battle II, (a subjective declare additionally often made for the Macchi C.205 Folgore) however it didn't input construction till 1943. in the course of its brief operational provider, usually below the Repubblica Sociale Italiana insignia, after the eight September 1943 armistice, this strong, powerful and quickly plane proved itself to be a superb interceptor at excessive altitude. In 1944, over Northern Italy, the Centauro clashed with British Supermarine Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightning, proving to be no effortless adversary. Italian fighter pilots loved their Centauro yet by the point the conflict ended, fewer than three hundred have been equipped.
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