Macchi M.C.200Macchi MC202 airplane model. The Macchi M. C. 200 Saetta (or "Lightning") was the main production fighter in the Italian military when Italy entered the Second World War. Overall, a most basic of fighter designs, armed with 2 x 12. 7mm machine guns and decent performance characteristics. The Macchi M. C. 200 Saetta fulfilled an Italian Air Force requirement for a new generation of piston engine fighters to fill the ranks of the Regia Aeronautica. The

forward firing machine gun

Offensive capabilities are improved by the addition of new Mk-54 air-launched torpedoes and Hellfire missiles

or the RNZAF

spectrometers

000 lb thrust J79 engine and in 1956 one set a new world speed record of 1220 mph (Mach 1

Behold the beautiful craftsmanship of the A-3 Skywarrior

no B/RB-45 aircraft remained in the SAC inventory by 1953

Several dozen also fought in the Finnish Air Force against the Soviet Red Air Force

KIDD (DDG-993)

and a range with maximum payload of 460 miles

Having overcome a disastrous start to its career

Length 7 1/2 inches