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Macchi Veltro. footage taken of ANR (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) units in 1944-45 and of the Co-belligerant Italian air force in South of Italy. The famous ace Adriano Visconti is visible in the cockpit of a 205. ------------------------------------------ The Macchi Veltro (Italian: Greyhound) (also known as , “MC“ standing for “Macchi Castoldi“) was an Italian World War II fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi. Along with the Reggiane and Fiat , the Macchi was one of the three “Serie 5“ Italian fighters built around the powerful Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. and used by the italian air force Regia Aeronautica) in world war two The was a development of the earlier 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 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. While the was able to match the best Allied opponents in speed and maneuverability, it was introduced late in the conflict. Due to the limitations of the Italian war economy, only a small production run was delivered before the end of the war. Like the Spitfire, the Veltro was tricky in its construction and slow to build. Italy's highest-scoring ace, Adriano Visconti, achieved 11 of his 26 credited victories in the few weeks he was able to fly the Veltro, with the top-scoring Sergente Maggiore pilota Luigi Gorrini shooting down 14 enemy aircraft plus six damaged with the . Colorized, digitalized, stabilized, AI enhanced. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [** ☀️ Subscribe to support the channel ☀️ **] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Credits -- 🔗 - Source: Archivio Luce 1. - Archivio Luce = Music Song: Artist: Jonathan Segev ( ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Copyright fair use notice*** All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders, when applicable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #upscale #deoldify #military #ai #color #colour #1942 #colorized #ww2 #historical #videos #vintage #enhanced #footage #history #combat #aermacchi #macchi #205 #veltro #202 #regia #aeronautica #air #force #italian
