Italian Combat Aircraft of WWII 1/72 Scale

Regia Aeronautica, June 1940 - September 1943	Italian Aces of WWII Regia Aeronautica: Pictorial History of the Italian Air Force 1940-1943 Regia Aeronautica: Pictorial History of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana and the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force 1943-1945
Entered Service 1940 Fighters Fiat CR.32 Fiat CR.42 Falco Fiat G.50 Freccia Macchi C.200 Saetta IMAM Ro.44 Bombers Breda Ba.65 Breda Ba.88 Lince Fiat BR.20 Cicogna Cant Z.1007bis Alcione Caproni Ca.133 Caproni Ca.311 Caproni Ca.314 Junkers Ju 87B Stuka¹ Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 Reconnaissance Cant Z.501 Gabbiano Cant Z.506 Airone Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Caproni Ca.313 Fieseler Fi 156 Storch¹ IMAM Ro.37bis IMAM Ro.43 Entered Service 1941 Fighters Macchi C.202 Folgore Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I Bombers Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 Reconnaissance Fiat CR.25 Fiat RS.14	Entered Service 1942 Fighters Caproni Vizzola F.5 Dornier Do 217J¹ IMAM Ro.57 Messerschmitt Bf 110C¹ Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete Bombers Piaggio P.108bis Entered Service 1943 Fighters Ambrosini S.A.I. S.207 Dewoitine D.520² Fiat G.55 Centauro Macchi C.205 Veltro Messerschmitt Bf 109F¹ Messerschmitt Bf 109G¹ Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario Bombers Junkers Ju 87D Stuka¹ Junkers Ju 88A¹ 1 Acquired from Germany. 2 Former Vichy French planes, seized in southern France by Italian forces after Germany and Italy occupied Vichy France as a result of Operation TORCH, the Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa in November, 1942. The Italians eventually took possession of about 125 Vichy French military aircraft of several types, but only the D.520s saw action before the Italian government surrendered in September 1943.
Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force, October 1943 - May 1945
Entered Service October, 1943 Fighters Macchi C.200 Saetta Macchi C.202 Folgore Macchi C.205 Veltro Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete Bombers Cant Z.1007bis Alcione Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Reconnaissance Cant Z.501 Gabbiano Cant Z.506 Airone Fiat RS.14	Entered Service August, 1944 Bombers Martin 187 Baltimore³ Entered Service October, 1944 Fighters Bell P-39 Airacobra⁴ Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V³ 3 Acquired from Britain. 4 Acquired from USA.
Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR), January 1944 - May 1945
Entered Service January, 1944 Fighters Fiat G.55 Centauro Macchi C.202 Folgore Macchi C.205 Veltro Bombers Savoia-Marchetti SM.79	Entered Service June, 1944 Fighters Messerschmitt Bf 109G¹ Entered Service 1945 Fighters Messerschmitt Bf 109K¹

Regia Aeronautica, June 1940 - September 1943

Regia Aeronautica, Part 1
Regia Aeronautica: Pictorial History of the Italian Air Force 1940-1943

Regia Aeronautica, Part 2
Regia Aeronautica: Pictorial History of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana and the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force 1943-1945

Entered Service 1940

Fighters: Fiat CR.32; Fiat CR.42 Falco; Fiat G.50 Freccia; Macchi C.200 Saetta; IMAM Ro.44
Bombers: Breda Ba.65; Breda Ba.88 Lince; Fiat BR.20 Cicogna; Cant Z.1007bis Alcione; Caproni Ca.133; Caproni Ca.311; Caproni Ca.314; Junkers Ju 87B Stuka¹; Savoia-Marchetti SM.79; Savoia-Marchetti SM.81; Savoia-Marchetti SM.85
Reconnaissance: Cant Z.501 Gabbiano; Cant Z.506 Airone; Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli; Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio; Caproni Ca.313; Fieseler Fi 156 Storch¹; IMAM Ro.37bis; IMAM Ro.43

Entered Service 1941

Fighters: Macchi C.202 Folgore; Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I
Bombers: Savoia-Marchetti SM.84
Reconnaissance: Fiat CR.25; Fiat RS.14

Entered Service 1942

Fighters: Caproni Vizzola F.5; Dornier Do 217J¹; IMAM Ro.57; Messerschmitt Bf 110C¹; Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II; Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete
Bombers: Piaggio P.108bis

Entered Service 1943

Fighters: Ambrosini S.A.I. S.207; Dewoitine D.520²; Fiat G.55 Centauro; Macchi C.205 Veltro; Messerschmitt Bf 109F¹; Messerschmitt Bf 109G¹; Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
Bombers: Junkers Ju 87D Stuka¹; Junkers Ju 88A¹

1 Acquired from Germany.

2 Former Vichy French planes, seized in southern France by Italian forces after Germany and Italy occupied Vichy France as a result of Operation TORCH, the Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa in November, 1942. The Italians eventually took possession of about 125 Vichy French military aircraft of several types, but only the D.520s saw action before the Italian government surrendered in September 1943.

Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force, October 1943 - May 1945

Entered Service October, 1943

Fighters: Macchi C.200 Saetta; Macchi C.202 Folgore; Macchi C.205 Veltro; Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II; Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete
Bombers: Cant Z.1007bis Alcione; Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
Reconnaissance: Cant Z.501 Gabbiano; Cant Z.506 Airone; Fiat RS.14

Entered Service August, 1944

Bombers: Martin 187 Baltimore³

Entered Service October, 1944

Fighters: Bell P-39 Airacobra⁴; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V³

3 Acquired from Britain.
4 Acquired from USA.

Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR), January 1944 - May 1945

Entered Service January, 1944

Fighters: Fiat G.55 Centauro; Macchi C.202 Folgore; Macchi C.205 Veltro
Bombers: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79

Entered Service June, 1944

Fighters: Messerschmitt Bf 109G¹

Entered Service 1945

Fighters: Messerschmitt Bf 109K¹