Fiat G.55B

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Fiat G.55B

Post by Brendan » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:14 pm

Hello,

I just picked up the very nice Special Hobby 1:72 Fiat G.55B. The kit comes with two schemes, both overall silver and post-1945. Were there any G.55B in service during the war with either the Co-Belligerent or ANR? Or Luftwaffe, for that matter? Thanks for any help!

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Post by Editor » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:03 pm

I'm not aware of any G.55s in use with the Co-Belligerent airforce. I'm pretty sure a G.55B was used by the ANR, I'll have to check my references when I get back to Calgary.
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First Fiat G55B

Post by Rick » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:28 am

According to the book " I caccia della serie 5 - Fiat G55" by N. Arena the first Fiat G55B was derived by the Fiat G55 MM91176 and was produced by Fiat for the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) in 1946
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Re: Fiat G.55B

Post by Brendan » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:01 am

Hi Riccardo and Vince,

Thanks for your replies! The most comprehensive info I could find (in English) was on Wikipedia, which stated the same delivery info as Riccardo. I always like to get other opinions as much as I can. A "what-if" ANR scheme might be kind of fun ...

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