Breda Ba.65 1/72 Scale Models

Italian Ba.65 - This is a model of a heavy fighter based in North Africa that flew against the 1940 British offensive. They performed poorly and all were lost by the first part of 1941. The Ba.65 first saw action in Spain in 1937 with the Aviazione Legionaria, the Italian air contingent sent by Mussolini to support the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Often called the worst combat plane of WWII, production of the Ba.65 ended in 1939.

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Iraqi Ba.65bis - This is a model of a heavy fighter plane that fought the British in May 1941. The Ba.65bis was a two-seat version, with a gunner position behind the pilot. The Iraqis bought 25 of them from Italy in 1938. All of the Iraqi B.65s still operating in 1941 were destroyed during the conflict with the British.

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Aircraft of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, Gerald Howson

Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

Dust Clouds in the Middle East: The Air War for East Africa, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Madagascar, 1940-42, Christopher Shores

Fighters Over the Desert: The Air Battles in the Western Desert. June 1940 to December 1942, Christopher Shores

Ground Attack Aircraft of WWII, Christopher Shores

Hidden Victory: The Battle of Habbaniya, May 1941, A.G. Dudgeon

Italian Aces of WWII, Giorgio Apostolo

Italian Aircraft of WWII, Nico Sgarlato

Regia Aeronautica: Pictorial History of the Italian Air Force 1940-1943, Christopher Shores

Spanish Civil War Air Forces, Christopher Shores