“Folgore” and other war birds
The Macchi MC.202 “Folgore” captured by the US Armed Forces and switched to USA, showed at Freeman Airfield, Indiana, September 1945, together with two other famous “war birds”: the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero and the British Vickers Supermarine Spitfire. After its arrival in USA the Italian fighter was showed a Wright Field on 23 March 1944 and afterwards transferred to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for repairs. With the USA registration FE-300 and afterwards FE-498 and false and not correct Italian emblems and markings, the “Folgore” was exhibit at Freeman Field and on August 1946, as T2-498, was stowed at Park Ridge. On 1975 the Italian plane was completely restored by the Washington U.S. National Air and Space Museum with the livery of the 4th Stormo’s 90th Squadriglia (code 90-4) of the Italian Regia Aeronautica. This is the livery with the plane is actually exhibited. Victor Sierra
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/modern/47034/%22folgore%22-and-other-war-birds