Fiat CR 42 Falco
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The Fiat C.R.42 Falco ("Falcon") was a single seat fighter biplane with the upper wing larger than the lower (a sesquiplane) produced by Turin firm at the end of the 1930s. It served as the primary fighter aircraft of Italy's Regia Aeronautica at the outbreak of World War II and was in service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden, Hungary and Finland.
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Regia Aeronautica
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The C.R.42 Falco in CAI livery on display at Royal Air Force Museum - Hendon - London
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Another picture of the same airplane
Swedish Air Force
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The C.R.42 "White 9", named J11 in Swedish Air Force service, on display in 1976
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Another the "White 9" on dislay at the Swedish Air Force Museum (in Swedish Flygvapenmuseum) located near Linköping, Sweden.
Profiles
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A night fighter version and a Corpo Aereo Italiano aircraft
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A preserved Regia Aeronautica C.R.42 and a Svenska Flygvapnet version
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An African-based C.R.42 and an advanced training aircraft
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An African-based Regia Aeronautica C.R.42 and a Luftwaffe French-based aircraft