Название: Gladiator vs CR.42 Falco 1940-1941
Автор: Hakan Gustavsson, Ludovico Slongo
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Duel 47
ISBN: 1849087083
Год: 2012
Формат: PDF (e-book)
Страниц: 82
Размер: 4 Mb
Язык: English
Спасибо: kapitankarl
Both the Gloster Gladiator and the Fiat CR.42 Falco represented the peak in the development of the biplane fighter, which could trace its lineage back to World War I. However, by the time both aircraft entered service in the late 1930s, they were already obsolete. Nevertheless, they gave sterling service on all fronts in the Mediterranean and Africa in 1940–41. Indeed, the CR.42 was the Regia Aeronautica’s staple fighter in both North and East Africa, Greece and over Malta in 1940–41, during which time its pilots routinely fought British and Commonwealth squadrons equipped in the main with Gladiator biplanes. Some bitter dogfights were fought between these two types as the Allies attempted to gain control of the skies over North Africa, Greece and East Africa.
