Category: Aircraft
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Dewoitine D.520 Z
Dewoitine D.520 Z The D.520 Z was a late-war development of the Dewoitine D.520 fighter intended to significantly improve performance through the installation of a more powerful engine and incremental aerodynamic refinement. The project originated during the German occupation of France and later re-emerged briefly in the post-war reconstruction of the French aviation industry. Development… Read more
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Fiat G.56 Italian World War Two Fighter Prototype
Fiat G.56 The Fiat G.56 was an Italian single-seat fighter aircraft developed in 1944 as a high-performance derivative of the Fiat G.55 Centauro to exploit the increased power of the German Daimler-Benz DB 603A liquid-cooled inverted V12 engine. While the G.55 had been one of Italy’s most capable piston fighters of the Second World War,… Read more
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Fiat G.55 Centauro in Argentine Service
Fiat G.55 Centauro in Argentine Service The Fiat G.55 Centauro entered Argentine service in the immediate post-war period as part of a broader effort by the Fuerza Aérea Argentina to modernise its fighter arm with high-performance European designs. Originally designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli for Fiat during the Second World War, the G.55 had earned a… Read more