Macchi C.205 Captured by Australia
During the Allied invasion of Sicily in mid-1943, No. 3 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) encountered abandoned Axis aircraft on captured airfields. Among these was a Macchi C.205 (MM9377), found on 24 August 1943 at Catania Main airfield and taken to Agnone in Sicily. RAAF ground crews restored it to flying condition and gave in the squadron code CV-V.
At least one Australian pilot, Flying Officer A. Dawkins, flew the aircraft in September 1943.
