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Description
Especially for Flavia49 and Sandra46.
Taken at the National Museum of the USAF, Dayton.
Italy's main fighter during World War II. This is an original aircraft.
Macchi MC.200 Saetta (Lightning)
The Regia Aeronautica first employed the Saetta against the British on the Mediterranean Island of Malta. It then went on to fight on most fronts to include the Soviet Union.
Zoom...you'll like the results.
Thanks for stopping by and all your very supportive comments and favorites on my first uploads from the Grand Tour!
Bill:)
Comments (27)
elfin14doaks
Great shots. Interesting looking planes.
kansas
Wonderful shot. I've never heard of this plane. Lots of flying history many of us don't know.
orig_buggy
the paint on these planes almost look fake....very cool planes!!
npauling
Great captures and lighting. Interesting cammoflage too.
drace68
Thanks for bringing this aircraft to our attention - had not known they had been produced. Good pic.
goodoleboy
Stellar capture of the aircraft under rather adverse lighting conditions. An unusual camouflage pattern. You did a lot better with existing museum light than I did out at the Chino Planes of Fame. Probably because you have a way better camera. One thing you have to say about the Italians...they had the ugliest planes of World War II. Their forward engine cowling designs are obscene. This plane is handsome compared to most of their others.
bimm3d
wonderful!!!
Digitaleagle
Excellent and most interesting shots, excellent work!!!
auntietk
In full view, my attention was immediately captured by the light on the cowling in the left-hand image. It's got a leather look that is quite nice. (Cowling? Is that right? The word just came to me, as if I knew something.)
durleybeachbum
Love the paint-job!
blinkings
Thanks for posting this Bill. I must admit I had never heard of them, but they sure do have a great paint job. So errrm would this be for flying over the deserts? I could imagine it would be quite hard to spot if you were in an aircraft above it.
lyron
Wonderful shots!!
GBCalls
Excellent captures!
bugatti
nice shot ... I don't know the specs of this bird, but it looks quite dated for WWII, makes me think of the Bill Barnes adventures I read as a kid, mid thirties ... (not that I am that old, but the books were) ...
PD154
Great Shot bud, I like the lighting here!!!
flavia49
Fabulous shot!!! The camouflage was typical of the Regia Areonautica (Royal Italian Air Force) in the North African theatre and the insigna is that of the 153th Group "Asso di Bastoni" (Ace of Clubs). This plane was captured in North Africa and transported to the USA.
Buffalo1
Very cool plane and capture. Another display that wasn't on charge when I last visited.
Osper
Great shot!
jendellas
Great pics.
MagikUnicorn
Love it Great collage
sandra46
great capture, Bill. That aircraft is linked to very sad stories told me by my mom, when she was a girl. She told us that when she went to balls, there were the pilots, and she was sad because she most often than not didn't see them any longer after their first mission to Malta. They went to the massacre, and she was furious with the fascists that sent them.
Richardphotos
the way the engine cowling is scarred, it must have went through some heavy hail or what ever.quality shots
neiwil
Amazing detail, brilliant Bill...between you and Rob I for one am going to be one happy bunny for some time to come!.This is one of those 'important for it's time' but often overlooked planes.Thanks Bill.
proteus2
Beautiful picture, Bravo ! ---------------------- Relics of this type (quite common actually), are still being found on remote mountansides in Pindos,near Albania. Also in Rhodes,where the Italians had an airstrip in ww2.
dbrv6
Great capture and details in it! The lighting closeup looks really good.
Fred255
A great couple os shots I like the lighting.
debbielove
This was one of those aircraft that was almost impossible to get a decent shot of. You have done really well here. A great collage. Fabulous colours (as always!). Excellent. Rob.