Macchi C.200 Saetta

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The Macchi C.200 Saetta was an Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft known for its maneuverability and ruggedness, serving as one of the Regia Aeronautica’s principal early-war fighters.

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Label Occurrences
Macchi C.200 Saetta canonical 5
Macchi C.200 series 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian military aircraft
World War II aircraft
fighter aircraft
single-seat fighter
airForceRole frontline fighter
airframeMaterial metal construction
alignment Axis powers
armament 2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns
cockpitType initially open cockpit
later enclosed cockpit in some variants
configuration low-wing monoplane
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy
crew 1
designer Mario Castoldi
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine
era early World War II
firstFlight 1937
historicalSignificance one of Italy’s main fighters at the start of World War II
introduced 1939
knownFor maneuverability
ruggedness
landingGear retractable conventional landing gear
manufacturer Aeronautica Macchi
nationalityMarkings Italian Air Force markings
nickName Saetta
nickNameTranslation Lightning
originLanguageOfName Italian
powerplant Fiat A.74 R1C.38 radial engine
surface form: Fiat A.74 radial engine
primaryUserRole principal early-war fighter of the Regia Aeronautica
propulsion single-engine propeller-driven
role fighter
serviceBranch Regia Aeronautica
status retired
successor Macchi C.202 Folgore
usedAs fighter-bomber
usedBy Italian Social Republic Air Force
surface form: Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana

Croatian Air Force (WWII)
surface form: Croatian Air Force Legion

Italian Co-belligerent Air Force
surface form: Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force

Regia Aeronautica
Croatian Air Force (WWII)
surface form: Royal Croatian Air Force
usedFor air superiority missions
ground-attack missions
usedInConflict World War II
usedInTheater Eastern Front
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign
wingType cantilever wing

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Macchi C.202 Folgore predecessor Macchi C.200 Saetta
Fiat A.74 R1C.38 radial engine usedOnAircraft Macchi C.200 Saetta
subject surface form: Fiat A.74 R1C.38
Aeronautica Macchi majorProduct Macchi C.200 Saetta
Veltro family Macchi C.200 Saetta
this entity surface form: Macchi C.200 series
Mario Castoldi notableWork Macchi C.200 Saetta
Mario Castoldi designed Macchi C.200 Saetta