Gladiator vs CR.42 Falco 1940-41 contains a great deal of source material and inspiration for modelers, as well as for historians and enthusiasts of this aspect of the early WW2 air war. It provides plenty of stick and rudder descriptions from the pilots that fought these fighters. It also gives a detailed account of the design, development and deployment of the aircraft, with text strongly
PZL P-24 Greek Air Force vs Fiat CR 42, November 1940, by Jerry Boucher. When Italy attacked in October 1940, the Polish fighter was the Greeks’ only modern type in adequate numbers. However, by 1940, the PZL.24 was no longer a front-runner despite a powerful powerplant and satisfactory armament.
Buchon Scale Models has a pair of new releases: BUC32-018: 1/32 Scale Spitfire Mk XVI decals. BUC32-007: 1/32 BF 109F Spanish Airforce Decals. Tolga Ulgur returns with his Dragon/Cyber Hobby/Revell 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf 110C-2 Converted to a C-6. Dave Johnson presents his Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk Ia.
Belgian Air Force Gloster Gladiator F.Mk.1 Fiat CR42 'Falco' Number: 32017 Scale: 1:32 Type: Decalset Markings Fiat CR.42 Falco Militair Vliegwezen-AĂ©ronautique Militaire (Belgian Air Force 1925-1940) 3 Esc. Red Cocotte, II Groupe, 2 RĂ©g. d'AĂ©ro R-1 1940 - Nivelles; 4 Esc., II Groupe, 2 RĂ©g. d'AĂ©ro R-17 1940 - Nivelles. Gloster Gladiator
Squadron Leader P H "Paddy" Dunn, the Commanding Officer of No. 80 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Gloster Gladiator at Sidi Barrani, Egypt, a few days after leading 'B' and 'C' Flights in a major engagement with Italian fighters over Bir el Gobi, Libya, on 8 August 1940, in which they claimed nine Fiat CR.42s shot down for the loss of two Gladiators.
Gladiator II. One Bristol Mercury VIIIA air-cooled radial piston engine. Designated J8A in Swedish Air Force service. Delivered 1938–39, 270 built. Sea Gladiator Interim. Single-seat fighter biplane for the Royal Navy, 38 modified Gladiator II. Fitted with arrestor hooks. Serial numbers: N2265 – N2302. Sea Gladiator.
The Fiat Cr.42 was like the Gloster Gladiator one of the last biplane fighters that was used by front-line units of any of the major combatants of World War two. While the British factory stopped early in the war with the production of biplanes and went on to produce the RAF’s first front-line jet fighter, the Italians went on to refine their
Le Gotha Go 242, capable d'emporter une charge trois fois plus importante que le DFS 230 (soit 21 soldats ou une voiture), fut pour la première fois testé en 1941 et utilisé dès 1942. Fabriqué à 1500 exemplaires dans toutes sortes de versions dont certaines équipées de flotteurs ou avec des fusées auxiliaires de décollages, il fut le
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fiat cr 42 vs gloster gladiator
