Fiat CR.42
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Due to the Allied raids over the Fiat factory in Turin, only 150 CR.42LWs were completed, with 112 operational.
Another unit to use them in Southern Italy and the Balkans was Jagdgeschwader (JG) 107 that flew them as night fighters, fighter-bombers and fighter-trainers (nicknamed "Die Pressluftorgel" or "the Pneumatic Organ" by the Luftwaffe trainee pilots).
Another unit to use them in Southern Italy and the Balkans was Jagdgeschwader (JG) 107 that flew them as night fighters, fighter-bombers and fighter-trainers (nicknamed "Die Pressluftorgel" or "the Pneumatic Organ" by the Luftwaffe trainee pilots).
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Variants
CR.42
Early CR.42s were armed with one 12.7 mm (.5 in) machine gun and one 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine gun.
The CR.42bis replaced the 7.7mm with a second 12.7mm.
CR.42 Egeo
Equipped, for Aegean theater, with a extra 80 L (20 US gal) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in the fuselage.
CR.42AS
A close air-support version. The two standard 12.7mm machine guns could be supplanted with two more.
There were underwing racks for two 220lb (100kg) bombs. AS stands for 'Africa Settentrionale.'
There was an additional engine filter to prevent damage from sand which caused a loss in power, a common occurrence in North Africa, since filter-less engines could be damaged after only a few hours use.
CR.42B
One aircraft equipped with the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engine, estimated maximum speed 518 km/h (323 mph).
Also known as the CR.42DB.
CR.42bis
Standard armament of two 12.7mm machine guns mounted.
CR.42CN
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] version with spotlights in gondolas under the wings and prolonged engine exhausts.
CR.42
Early CR.42s were armed with one 12.7 mm (.5 in) machine gun and one 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine gun.
The CR.42bis replaced the 7.7mm with a second 12.7mm.
CR.42 Egeo
Equipped, for Aegean theater, with a extra 80 L (20 US gal) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in the fuselage.
CR.42AS
A close air-support version. The two standard 12.7mm machine guns could be supplanted with two more.
There were underwing racks for two 220lb (100kg) bombs. AS stands for 'Africa Settentrionale.'
There was an additional engine filter to prevent damage from sand which caused a loss in power, a common occurrence in North Africa, since filter-less engines could be damaged after only a few hours use.
CR.42B
One aircraft equipped with the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engine, estimated maximum speed 518 km/h (323 mph).
Also known as the CR.42DB.
CR.42bis
Standard armament of two 12.7mm machine guns mounted.
CR.42CN
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] version with spotlights in gondolas under the wings and prolonged engine exhausts.
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CR.42ter
2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) machine guns with two additional guns mounted in blisters under the wings.
ICR.42
Experimental floatplane version designed by CMASA, top speed decreased by only 8 km/h (5 mph) in spite of the 124 kg (273 lb) increase in weight.
CR.42LW
Night harassment, anti-partisan aircraft for the German [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
CR.42 "Bombe Alari"
( unofficial but widely used name) Modification carried out at SRAMs (repair centers), to allow outdated fighters to be used in ground attack roles. Underwing pylons for 2 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs were added; often these pylons were loaded with 100 kg (220 lb) bombs. The same modification was carried out on Fiat G.50s and Macchi C.200s.
CR.42 two-seaters
Several Italian CR.42s were converted into two-seat communications aircraft.
CR.42DB
One CR.42 was fitted with an early 895 kW (1,200 hp) DB 601A inline engine.
A speed of 525 km/h (326 mph) was attained.
2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) machine guns with two additional guns mounted in blisters under the wings.
ICR.42
Experimental floatplane version designed by CMASA, top speed decreased by only 8 km/h (5 mph) in spite of the 124 kg (273 lb) increase in weight.
CR.42LW
Night harassment, anti-partisan aircraft for the German [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
CR.42 "Bombe Alari"
( unofficial but widely used name) Modification carried out at SRAMs (repair centers), to allow outdated fighters to be used in ground attack roles. Underwing pylons for 2 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs were added; often these pylons were loaded with 100 kg (220 lb) bombs. The same modification was carried out on Fiat G.50s and Macchi C.200s.
CR.42 two-seaters
Several Italian CR.42s were converted into two-seat communications aircraft.
CR.42DB
One CR.42 was fitted with an early 895 kW (1,200 hp) DB 601A inline engine.
A speed of 525 km/h (326 mph) was attained.
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Survivors
Four CR.42s are known to exist:
—Avions militaires 1919-1939 - Profils et Histoire
Four CR.42s are known to exist:
- The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] at Hendon has a Regia Aeronautica machine (MM5701) on display.
This was captured on 11 November 1940 when it suffered an overheated engine and was forced to land on the shingle beach at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Suffolk. - At the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] near Linköping is a J 11, Fv2543.
- The Fighter Collection at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] are restoring another Swedish J 11 to fly - formerly Fv2542; now
civil-registered as G-CBLS. - At the Italian Air Force Museum, Vigna di Valle is a CR.42 in Italian colours as "MM4653", which in fact is a composite built up with the help of parts recovered in Sweden, Italy and France.
—Avions militaires 1919-1939 - Profils et Histoire
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Specifications (CR.42)
General characteristics
Height: 3.585 m (10 ft)
Wing area: 22.4 m² (241.0 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,782 kg (3,929 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,295 kg (5,060 lb)
Powerplant: 1× [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] RIC38 radial air cooled, fourteen cylinders [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], 627 kW (840 hp at 2,400
r.p.m./12,500 ft)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
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- Top wing: 9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
- Bottom wing: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
r.p.m./12,500 ft)
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Performance
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 441 km/h (238 kn, 274 mph) at 20,000 ft
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 399 km/h (215 kn, 248 mph)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 780 km (420 nmi, 485 mi)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 10,210 m (33,500 ft)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 11.8 m/s (2,340 ft/min)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 102 kg/m² (21 lb/ft²)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 270 W/kg (0.17 hp/lb)
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Armament
Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) on 2 × wing hardpoints
- Guns: First series : [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 7.7 mm (0.303 in)
- Later 2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] machine guns, 400 rpg.
- 2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) machine-guns in
underwing fairing on some.
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Bibliography
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1999. No ISBN. - Apostolo, Giorgio. Fiat CR 42, Ali d'Italia 1 (in Italian/English). Torino, Italy: La Bancarella Aeronautica,
1998. No ISBN. - Avions militaires 1919-1939 - Profils et Histoire (in French). Paris: Hachette,
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UK: Airlife Publishing, 1996. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Scontro di Ali (in Italian). Milano: Mursia, 1997. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Publication, 2008. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - De Marchi, Italo. Fiat CR.42 Falco (in Italian). Modena, Italy: Stem Mucchi. No ISBN.
- Forslund, Mikael. J 11, Fiat CR 42
(in Swedish with English summary). Falun, Sweden: Mikael Forslund Production, 2001. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - Gustavsson, Håkan and Ludovico Slongo. Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2. Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford /New York, Osprey Publishing, 2009. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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- Gustavsson, Håkan. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Håkans aviation page, 9 April 2009. Retrieved: 13 April 2009.
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1987. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - Lucas, Laddie, ed. Wings of War: Airmen of All Nations Tell their Stories 1939-1945. London:
Hutchinson, 1983. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - Massimello, Giovanni and Giorgio Apostolo. Italian Aces of World War 2. Oxford / New York: Osprey
Publishing, 2000. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - Pacco, John. "Fiat CR.42" Belgisch Leger/Armee Belge: Het militair Vliegwezen/l'Aeronautique militaire 1930-1940 (in French). Artselaar, Belgium, 2003, pp. 66–69. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
- Pagani, Flaminio. Ali d'aquila Duelli Aerei nei Cieli d'Europa 1936-1943 (in Italian). Milano: Mursia, 2007.
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0-89747-411-2.
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- "S.C." (in Italian). Il Messaggero Roma, Thursday, 12 July 1984.
- Sgarlato, Nico. Fiat CR.42 (in Italian). Parma, Italy: Delta Editrice, 2005.
- Skulski, Przemysław. Fiat CR.42 Falco. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model
Publications, 2007. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - Sutherland, Jon and Diane Canwell. Air War East Africa 1940-41 The RAF versus the Italian Air Force. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen and Sword Aviation, 2009. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Putnam's Sons, 1969. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. - Vossilla, Maggiore. "Pilota Ferruccio, comandante 18° Gruppo C.A.I (in Italian)." Prima Battaglia Aerea Relazione giornaliera Ministero dell'Aeronautica, 11 Novembre 1940.
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plc, 2004. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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