Military Aviation Art
June, 1944. Sergente Maggiore Luigi Gorrini
1st Gruppo, 1st Squadriglia ANR engages P-47 Thunderbolts over the Italian
mainland. A combat veteran since 1939, Gorrini began his career flying the
Fiat CR 42 scoring twice in that aircraft. He also went on to fly the
Macchi MC 202, the Fiat G.55 and here the Macchi MC 205 Veltro. His war
record shows a total of 19.5 aerial victories, most of them in Serie 5
fighters. Unquestionably one of the most beautiful and powerful Italian
designs of the war, the Macchi Veltro was powered by the Fiat 1475 hp Fiat
RA.1050 RC 58 Tifone engine, and carried 2 Breda-Safat 12.7mm machine guns
as well as a pair of Mauser 151 20mm cannon.
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