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Fotogalerij van een Fiat CR.42, The Fiat CR.42 Falco was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter that served primarily in Italy’s Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by Fiat Aviazione, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most numerous Italian aircraft in World War II. The CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service, and represented the epitome of the type, along with the Gloster Gladiator.

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De Fiat CR.42 Falco was a single-seat fighter biplane that was developed and produced by the Italian company Fiat Aviazione in the late 1930s. It was the last biplane fighter to enter service in the world, and it saw action in several theatres of the Second World War, such as Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean. The CR.42 was based on the successful Fiat CR.32, but had a more powerful engine, a Fiat A.74 RC38 radial engine that delivered 840 hp, and a more streamlined fuselage. The CR.42 could reach a maximum speed of 441 km/h, a ceiling of 10,210 m and a range of 780 km.
Het was bewapend met twee 12,7 mm Breda-SAFAT machinegeweren en kon tot 200 kg bommen vervoeren. De CR.42 werd door zijn piloten geprezen om zijn wendbaarheid en wendbaarheid, maar werd overklast door snellere en modernere eendekkerjagers, zoals de Spitfire en de Messerschmitt Bf 109. De CR.42 werd ook gebruikt in verschillende rollen, zoals nachtjager, grondaanval en trainer. Het werd geëxporteerd naar verschillende landen, waaronder België, Zweden en Hongarije. Tussen 1939 en 1943 werden in totaal 1.781 CR.42's gebouwd.