Fiat BR.20 Cicogna

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World War II bomber military aircraft twin‑engine medium bomber

The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was an Italian twin‑engine medium bomber of the 1930s and World War II, notable as one of Italy’s first all‑metal bombers and used extensively in early war campaigns.

Aliases (1)

Fiat BR.20 ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II bomber → military aircraft → twin‑engine medium bomber →
aircraftConfiguration	low‑wing monoplane → twin‑engine →
aircraftRole	medium bomber →
aircraftType	bomber →
airForceBranch	Italian Royal Air Force →
category	1930s Italian military aircraft → Italian bomber aircraft → World War II Italian aircraft →
constructionType	all‑metal →
countryOfOrigin	Italy → Kingdom of Italy →
crew	4 →
designedInDecade	1930s →
era	World War II era → interwar period →
firstFlight	1936 →
introduced	late 1930s →
manufacturer	Fiat →
material	metal airframe →
nickname	Cicogna →
nicknameMeaning	Stork →
notableFor	being one of Italy’s first all‑metal bombers →
originIndustry	Italian aviation industry →
powerplant	2 × Fiat A.80 radial engines →
primaryUser	Regia Aeronautica →
serviceEntry	late 1930s →
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → Italian Co‑Belligerent Air Force → Regia Aeronautica → Royal Hungarian Air Force → Spanish Nationalist Air Force →
usedFor	strategic bombing → tactical bombing →
usedInConflict	Second Sino‑Japanese War → World War II →
usedInTheater	Battle of Britain (limited use) → Battle of France → Mediterranean theatre of World War II → North African Campaign → Spanish Civil War (limited/late service) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aviazione Legionaria ("Fiat BR.20") →	aircraftUsed
Regia Aeronautica →	usedAircraft