Military Aviation Art
Spring, 1944. The Fiat G 55 Centauro begins to
defind the Italian skies against the Allied bombing offensive. Designed
around Germany's DB605A engine, the Centauro was a beautiful airframe that
was fast, manueverable and heavily armed with three Mauser 151/20 cannon
and a pair of Breda/Safat 12.7mm machine guns. Shown above is Yellow 5 of
Second Group, Second Squadron in Luftwaffe-inspired camoflage. Flying wing
is another G 55 of 2 Gruppo Caccia in the overall dark green livery. Both
aircraft operated out of Casina Vaga.
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