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NEWS: Fiat CR.32 Colors and Camo Spanish Civil War - Part II
NEWS: Fiat CR.32 Colors and Camo Spanish Civil War - Part II
Today Alfredo Logoluso brings us Part II of his companion article to "Osprey No. 94 : Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War". This two part detailed article covers the color and camouflage schemes of the Fiat CR.32s used in the Spanish Civil War. Part II covers the period 1938-39.
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The reason for this livery is in this article by Marco Gueli, in Italian Magazine Air Kit News no. 18, May/June 2004.
Summarizing for those who don't understand Italian:
In 1976 the camo of Image 8 was repainted in the same pattern, to represent CR.42 of Magg. Vincenzo La Carruba, CO of 8° Gruppo, 2° Stormo, at the beginning of the War (Tobruch, June 1940). The aircraft was in charge to 92ª Squadriglia.
Here was the original aircraft (MM 4666) by Giuseppe Pesce, L’8° Gruppo Caccia in Due Conflitti Mondiali, STEM-Mucchi, Modena, 1974
In 2003, the Direction of museum charged GAVS (Gruppo Amici Velivoli Storici - Friends of Historical Airplanes Group) of Rome to restore the CR keeping these points: Quater type (that is), belonging to Gruppo "Cucaracha" in Spanish War, with light camo colours. So, it was decided to represent 3-6 of 24ª Squadriglia. These are two pictures of actual bird (by Nicola Malizia, Il FIAT CR.32 – Poesia del Volo, Edizioni dell’Ateneo, Rome, 1981)
Following CMPR book, GAVS guessed that colours were Verde Mim 1 over Giallo Mim 3, with Grigio Mim undersides. Commercial paints matching respectively RAL 6011, 1024 and 7036 were used. Strangely enough, the Hispano Suiza Bu.No. 328 was kept, instead of the more correct FIAT Bu.No. 720 worn by original 3-6.
Stefano
Summarizing for those who don't understand Italian:
In 1976 the camo of Image 8 was repainted in the same pattern, to represent CR.42 of Magg. Vincenzo La Carruba, CO of 8° Gruppo, 2° Stormo, at the beginning of the War (Tobruch, June 1940). The aircraft was in charge to 92ª Squadriglia.
Here was the original aircraft (MM 4666) by Giuseppe Pesce, L’8° Gruppo Caccia in Due Conflitti Mondiali, STEM-Mucchi, Modena, 1974
In 2003, the Direction of museum charged GAVS (Gruppo Amici Velivoli Storici - Friends of Historical Airplanes Group) of Rome to restore the CR keeping these points: Quater type (that is), belonging to Gruppo "Cucaracha" in Spanish War, with light camo colours. So, it was decided to represent 3-6 of 24ª Squadriglia. These are two pictures of actual bird (by Nicola Malizia, Il FIAT CR.32 – Poesia del Volo, Edizioni dell’Ateneo, Rome, 1981)
Following CMPR book, GAVS guessed that colours were Verde Mim 1 over Giallo Mim 3, with Grigio Mim undersides. Commercial paints matching respectively RAL 6011, 1024 and 7036 were used. Strangely enough, the Hispano Suiza Bu.No. 328 was kept, instead of the more correct FIAT Bu.No. 720 worn by original 3-6.
Stefano