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MACCHI MC-205
MACCHI MC-205

MACCHI MC-205 (vista generale)

ITALIAN

Il Macchi C.205V (C dal cognome del progettista, ingegner Mario Castoldi e V come Veltro, il nome assegnato) fu un aereo da caccia monomotore monoplano ad ala bassa interamente metallico, realizzato nella prima metà degli anni quaranta dall'azienda italiana Aeronautica Macchi.
Evoluzione del Macchi C.202 Folgore di cui conservava inalterata gran parte della cellula e degli equipaggiamenti ma dotato del più potente motore Daimler-Benz DB 605A, entrò in servizio nell'aprile del 1943 e fu il primo caccia italiano a portare in combattimento i cannoni calibro 20 mm, dotando la Regia Aeronautica di un caccia in grado di confrontarsi alla pari con gli avversari contemporanei, pur in condizioni di schiacciante inferiorità numerica.

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The Macchi C.205 (also known as MC.205, "MC" standing for "Macchi Castoldi") Veltro (Italian: Greyhound) was an Italian World War II fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi. Along with the Reggiane Re.2005 and Fiat G.55, the Macchi C.205 was one of the three "Serie 5" Italian fighters built around the powerful Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. The C.205 was a development of the earlier C.202 Folgore. With a top speed of some 640 km/h (400 mph) and equipped with a pair of 20 mm cannon as well as 12.7 mm Breda machine guns, the Macchi C.205 Veltro was highly respected by Allied and Axis pilots alike. Widely regarded as one of the best Italian aircraft of World War II, it proved to be extremely effective, destroying a large number of Allied bombers. The Macchi C. 205 proved capable of meeting fighters such as the North American P-51D Mustang on equal terms, which encouraged the Luftwaffe to use a number of these aircraft to equip one Gruppe.

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