Macchi C.205V was the most advanced Italian WWII fighter. Two years after the end of the conflict, the Macchi company decided to relaunch the production. Egyptians came shopping for a fighter ...

But on March 11, 1944 the Macchi C.205 fighters couldn't really combat the massive attack of the Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force (MASAF) which sent 111 B-17 "Flying Fortress" planes to ...

Aeronautica Macchi S. p. A. designed and built the Folgore (Lightning), which was based on an earlier Macchi design powered by a radial engine, the C.200 Saeta (Thunderbolt). To create the Folgore, ...

Showtime112. Italian Macchi C.205V Takes on Israeli Fighters Over Egypt. Posted: May 19, 2025 | Last updated: May 19, 2025. Final days of 1948 and the first week of 1949 saw an intensive use of ...