210921-F-AU145-2009
Cockpit view of the Macchi MC.200 Saetta in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force World War II Gallery. Developed in the mid-1930s for the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force), the Saetta was one of its principal fighters during World War II. The prototype made its first flight in December 1937, and by Italy's entry into WWII in June 1940, some 156 were in service. A total of 1,151 were produced. The Regia Aeronautica first employed the Saetta against the British on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Italian pilots also flew the MC.200 in Greece, North Africa, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. The U.S. Army Air Forces fought against MC.200s in North Africa and over Italy itself. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Ty Greenlees
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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EF8-15mm f/4L FISHEYE USM
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