Macchi C.202 Folgore 2/2

Video taken at the "Vigna di Valle" museum, north of Rome.
Grazie Marco per il grande cellulare usato per le riprese!




From Wikipedia:
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he Macchi C.202 Folgore (Italian "thunderbolt") was a World War II fighter aircraft, built by Macchi Aeronautica and operated by the Regia Aeronautica (RA; Italian air force). The C.202 was a development of the earlier C.200 Saetta, with a more powerful German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engine.

Considered one of the most beautiful fighters to fly with wartime Axis forces,[1] the Folgore was also an effective and deadly dogfighter.[1][2] A prominent Allied foe of the C.202, the leading Australian air ace Clive Caldwell, said that the Folgore would have been superior to the Messerschmitt Bf 109, had it been better equipped with weapons;[3] the C.202 was lightly armed by the standards of the time, with only two 12.7 mm and two 7.7 mm machine guns.

Macchi aircraft designed by Mario Castoldi received the "C" letter in their model designation. Hence the Folgore is referred to as the MC.202.

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[fredef1]

ciao, mi puoi dire dove l'hai filmato questo video?..e' per caso un museo?..grazie! fred

[Rickusty]

Si, al Museo dell'Aeronautica Italiana a Vigna di Valle, vicino Bracciano, a nord di Roma.

[TheTiburon0]

Que bella machina.

[elllennnnx3]

nice

[mpgingdl]

Molto bello il MC-202. A rare union of excellence and elegance. One can only wonder what might have happened if Italy had been abie to build these superb fighters in quantity.

[mattpbent]

Excellant footage ! well done

[godainiceguy]

Grande risoluzione... e grande aereo! :-)