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Macchi MC-200 Saetta (Lightning)

Built by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy. A unique feature of the C.200 and it's two well known successors, the C.202 (Folgore) and C.205 (Vetro)was the unequal wing length, designed to compensate for engine torque rotation. This innovation enabled the pilots to fly the aircraft without the constant correction for engine torque.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/italian-forces/25850/macchi-mc-200-saetta-(lightning)
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Post-War photo, Venegono Superiore Airport, Aeronautica Macchi’s Factory (today Alenia Aermacchi, Finmeccanica Group), December 1991. The plane was captured in Libya, at Benghazi, November 1942 and shipped to USA for test and war bonds tours. After many year, in December 1989 the plane was shipped to Italy for static restoration by Aermacchi for future exhibition in USA. The plane war restored as MM8146 (MM-Matricola Militare, Military Code)372-5 (“372” number of Squadriglia, 372a Squadriglia, “5” individual number of aircraft). Work completed in
December 1991. Today in at USAF Museum, Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH.

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