Fiat Aircraft Books - History, Types and Construction

Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War

The CR.32 Falco was a handsome and highly manoeuvrable biplane fighter. During General Franco's fight with the Republicans for the control of Spain from 1936 - 39, no fewer than 477 CR.32s were involved, with an astounding 709 confirmed aerial victories, and an additional 320 kills claimed, for just 62 losses. As these statistics reveal, the CR.32 was the unrivalled master of the skies over Spain.
By the war's end, the five leading aces of the conflict were all Spanish CR.32 pilots. Their exploits, and those of the other leading CR.32 aces, are examined for the first time in English in this exciting volume.

Contents: Blue Arena - Fighter Escalation - Forming of the Aviazione Legionaria - Unit Reorganisation - War continues eastward - Last battles - Nationalist Victory - Appendices - Colour plates commentary - Index.

Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2

The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden.
Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into action during the German invasion of the Low Countries on 10th May 1940. Despite being quickly overwhelmed, the Belgian pilots managed to make a number of aerial claims. The CR.42 became heavily involved in the fighting in North Africa and although it was gradually replaced by more modern fighters, it continued in a point defence and ground support role until the end of the war.
Drawing on research from a range of sources, this book examines the extensive employment of the Italian fighter plane during the course of World War II.

Contents: Chapter 1: Combat debut - Chapter 2: North Africa - Chapter 3: Battle of Britain - Chapter 4: East Africa - Chapter 5: Greece - Chapter 6: Malta - Chapter 7: Nightfighting - Chapter 8: Hungary - Chapter 9: Swansong - Appendices.

Fiat G.59

In the aftermath of Italy's bitter defeat during the Second World War, engineer Giuseppe Gabrielli designed and built a genuine jewel of the sky. Born from the "ashes" of the FIAT G.55, Italy's WWII fighter aircraft, the FIAT G.59 transformed from single-seater to two-seater, in order to offer the Aeronautica Militare Italiana one of the finest trainers in history.

Fiat G. 55 Centauro

An illustrated history of the Fiat G. 55 Centauro fighter of the Italian air force. Abn important part of this book is aimed at modellers.