FIAT G-50-II

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FIAT G-50-II

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The Fiat G.50 Freccia (Italian for arrow) is an Italian fighter aircraft, with an all-metal low-wing structure from the World War II period. Research work on the G.50 began in 1935, and the flight of the prototype took place on February 26, 1937. Entry into linear units began a year later. The drive was a Fiat A.74 RC38 838HP engine. The G.50 was the first Italian low-wing fighter with retractable landing gear. Although highly manoeuvrable, it was significantly slower and less armed than British aircraft such as the Hawker Hurricane. A total of 784 Fiat G.50 machines were produced, 35 of which were exported to Finland, where they performed very well during the last stage of the Winter War (1939-1940) and at the beginning of the aggression against the USSR (1941-1943). However, due to the introduction of more modern fighters by the Soviets, in 1944 it was withdrawn from line service. In Regio Aeronautica, on the other hand, he fought mainly in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Technical data: Maximum speed: 470 km/h, climb speed: 13 m/s, maximum ceiling 10700 m, maximum range: 445 km, armament: fixed-2 Breda-SAFAT 12.7 mm machine guns.