Macchi C.200 Saetta in Greece
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:56 am
A warm hello to all friends and specialists of Regia Aeronautica history.
I´m intending to build a model of Macchi C.200 Saetta plane, used within the Greek campaign 1940-41. I have started to collect some data regarding the Italian units in active duty there.
According to the results so far following Squadriglias were in action at the Greek front: 372, 372, 374 and 370; all of them equipped with MC 200 planes; later the Squadriglias 73 and 371 followed.
So I have following questions:
1. Which other Squadriglias using MC 200 were in action in Greece?
2. Which versions of MC 200 were used in Greece? Particularly: were those all planes with “bubble canopy”, or were also some planes with open cockpit used in Greece?
Some more questions will follow, but it would be great if someone could answer the above ones.
Could someone post a picture showing Macchi C.200 Saetta plane in Greece ?
I´m intending to build a model of Macchi C.200 Saetta plane, used within the Greek campaign 1940-41. I have started to collect some data regarding the Italian units in active duty there.
According to the results so far following Squadriglias were in action at the Greek front: 372, 372, 374 and 370; all of them equipped with MC 200 planes; later the Squadriglias 73 and 371 followed.
So I have following questions:
1. Which other Squadriglias using MC 200 were in action in Greece?
2. Which versions of MC 200 were used in Greece? Particularly: were those all planes with “bubble canopy”, or were also some planes with open cockpit used in Greece?
Some more questions will follow, but it would be great if someone could answer the above ones.
Could someone post a picture showing Macchi C.200 Saetta plane in Greece ?