Macchi Aircraft - Italy: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Macchi MC 200 Saetta (Part 1)

The first part of a monograph dedicated to the Macchi MC 200 Saetta, one of the most requie aircraft of WWII. It deals with all aspects of the type's life from development through service.
The text and the captions are in Italian and English, the model-making is impeccable. The book contains a helpful section in modeling the aircraft based on the Astrokit and Classic Airframe 1:48 models. It includes a wide range of resources such as color profiles, some rare color photos (both wartime and current), original technical shots of the cockpit plus scale plans.

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Aermacchi - Flashes of war / Bagliori di guerra - Macchi MC.200, MC.202, MC.205/V

A masterpiece by N.Malizia dealing with the Macchi MC.200, MC.202 and MC.205/V fighters of World War II that, despite going through dramatic times, still represent the fame of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana. Most of the photographs were never published before and are without any doubt absolutely interesting.
The author met the surviving pilots and technicians who had the pleasure to work with those machines, all people that on board or on the ground took part in the "life" of these fighters.

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Aermacchi MB 339

This book describes the history, construction and development of the Aermacchi MB-339, a military jet trainer and light attack aircraft that made its first flight in 1976. Apart from the Italian Air Force this type was also used by the air forces of Malaysia, Eritrea and the United Arab Emirates.
Well known are the MB-339s of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic display team.

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Macchi C.205 Veltro

This detailed monograph covers the design and development of the Macchi C.205 Veltro (Italian for Greyhound), the main WWII production variant of this classic Italian fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi.
While the C.205 was able to match the best Allied opponents in speed and manoeuvrability, it was introduced late in the conflict. Owing to the limitations of the Italian war economy, only a small production run was delivered before the end of the war.

Features of the book include comprehensive technical details, production and service photographs, scale plans, illustrations from official manuals, a wide range of colour profiles and rare colour photographs from WWII.

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Macchi MC 200 Saetta (Part 2)

This book, the second in a set of 2 volumes, continues the history, construction and operations of the Italian Macchi MC 200 Saetta fighter.

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Macchi MC 205 Veltro

The extensive story of the Macchi MC205, the WWII Italian aircraft and successor of the MC202. Rich with technical details and colour photographs, both contemporary and modern, including cockpit views and the distinctive green/sand "ring" camouflage of the Veltro. A chapter is dedicated to MC 205 pilots' uniforms, described in great detail, plus an extensive appendix containing the story of Luigi Gorrini, the pilot who flew the most missions in the MC205 and a detailed description of two model kits: Hasegawa and Supermodel.

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