August 18, 2026

On 10 June 1940, when Italy entered the Second World War on the side of Germany, roughly 300 of these biplane fighters had been delivered, and by war's end they had seen combat on further fronts including Iraq, the Eastern Front, and the Italian mainland. Which Italian aircraft is being described?

A Fiat CR.42 Falco
B Maserati
C Luftwaffe
D 301st Fighter Wing

The Fiat CR.42 Falco was Italy's last biplane fighter, produced from 1938. Around 1,780 were built and it served through most of World War II across North Africa, the Balkans, the Eastern Front and Italy itself before being overtaken by monoplane fighters.

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