Macchi C.205 Veltro

Macchi C.205 Veltro

Family
Macchi
Class
Fighter
Producers
Italy
Changes
C.202 airframe aft of the firewall with the DB 605 (Fiat R.A.1050 R.C.58 Tifone): larger tail, redesigned cockpit hump, twin radiator, retractable tailwheel on new-build aircraft. First flight 19 April 1942, production from September 1942 until Allied bombing stopped it in May 1944. Several C.202s were rebuilt to this standard by the co-belligerent air force. The C.205N Orione prototypes are not separate records.
Produced
100

Service

20 Apr 1943 – 2 Aug 1943
9 Jul 1943 – 8 Sep 1943

Modifications 2

20 Apr 1943 – 2 Aug 19439 Jul 1943 – 8 Sep 1943