World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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Royal Italian Air Force

Aircraft
Designation	Manufacturer	Type	Intro	Number [1]
Ba.25	Società Italiana Ernesto Breda	Trainer Biplane	1931	753
Ba.44	Società Italiana Ernesto Breda	Transport Biplane	1934	11
Ba.65 Nibbio (Hawk)	Società Italiana Ernesto Breda	Ground Attack Plane	1935	201
Ba.88 Lince (Lynx)	Società Italiana Ernesto Breda	Ground Attack Plane	1936	149
Bf-109G	Messerschmitt (Germany)	Fighter	1941	80
Bf-110C	Messerschmitt (Germany)	Twin-eingined Fighter	1939	3
BR.20 Cicogna (Stork)	FIAT	Bomber	1936	514
Ca.111	Caproni	Light Bomber, Reconnaissance	1932	154
Ca.133	Caproni	Bomber, Transport	1934	417
Ca.309 Ghibli (Desert Wind)	Caproni	Reconnaissance, Transport	1936	243
Ca.310 Libeccio (Southwest Wind)	Caproni-Begamaschi Also delivered to Norway (4), Peru (16), Yugoslavia (24)	Light Bomber	1937	256
Ca.311	Caproni-Begamaschi Also delivered to Yugoslavia (5) and Croatia (10)	Light Bomber, Reconnaissance, Liaison	1939	320
Ca.313	Caproni Also delivered to Sweden (84), Vichy France (5); Germany (50–60)	Multi-Role	1939	122
Ca.314	Caproni	Light Bomber, Reconnaissance, Trainer	1941	407
CR.25bis	FIAT	Reconnaissance, Transport	1937	12
CR.32	FIAT Also delivered to Austria (45), China (9), Hungary (76 + 36 from Germany), Paraguay (5), Venezuela (9), Spain (≈ 380, including at least 100 licensed production)	Fighter Biplane	1933	1053
CR.42 Falco (Falcon)	FIAT Also delivered to Belgium (23), Germany (112), Hungary (72), Sweden (72)	Fighter Biplane	1939	1817
D.520	Dewoitine (France)	Fighter	1938	47
Do-217J	Dornier (Germany)	Night Fighter	1941	12
F.5	Scuola di Aviazione Caproni Aircraft were known as Caproni Vizzola, as the school was at Vizzola Ticino	Fighter	1939	13
F.6M	Scuola di Aviazione Caproni Aircraft were known as Caproni Vizzola, as the school was at Vizzola Ticino	Fighter	1941	2
FC.20bis	FIAT-CANSA (Costruzioni Aeronautiche Novaresi S.A.)	Fighter	1941	12
FN.305	Fratelli Nardi Also delivered to Chile (9), France (41), Hungary (50), Rumania (155, including 124 licensed production)	Trainer, Utility	1935	345
G.12T	FIAT	Transport	1941	104
G.50 Freccia (Arrow)	FIAT	Fighter	1937	782
G.55 Centauro (Centaur)	FIAT	Fighter	1942	105
Ju-87R-2 Picchiatello (Little Woodpecker)	Junkers (Germany)	Bomber	1939	110
Ju-87D-3	Junkers (Germany)	Bomber	1942	49
Ju-88A-4	Junkers (Germany)	Bomber	1940	50
LeO-451	Lioré et Olivier (France)	Bomber	1937	27
MC.200 Saetta (Lightning Flash) also seen as C.200	Macchi (MC = Macchi Castoldi)	Fighter	1937	1153
MC.202 Folgore (Thunderbolt) also seen as C.202	Macchi (MC = Macchi Castoldi)	Fighter	1940	1106
MC.205 Veltro (Greyhound) also seen as C.205	Macchi (MC = Macchi Castoldi)	Fighter	1942	250
MC.205N Orione (Orion) also seen as C.205	Macchi (MC = Macchi Castoldi)	Fighter	1942	2
P.108 Bombardiere (Bomber)	Piaggio	Strategic Bomber	1939	24
Re.2000 Falco I (Falcon I)	Reggiane Also delivered to Sweden (60), Hungary (70). Licensed production by Hungary as Héja (Falcon) (170–203)	Fighter	1939	28
Re.2001 Falco II (Falcon II)	Reggiane	Fighter	1940	243
Re.2002 Ariete (Aries)	Reggiane	Fighter-Bomber	1940	201
Re.2005 Sagittario (Archer)	Reggiane	Fighter	1942	36
Ro.37 Lince (Lynx)	Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) Also delivered to Uruguay (10), Afghanistan (16), Hungary (14), Austria (8), Ecuador (1)	Reconnaissance Biplane	1933	619
Ro.41	IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali) Also delieverd to Spain (28)	Fighter-Trainer Biplane	1934	743
Ro.43	IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali)	Bi-Winged Reconnaissance Floatplane, (Ship-Based, Catapult-Launched)	1934	194
Ro.44	IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali)	Bi-Winged, Fighter Floatplane	1935	35
Ro.57	IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali)	Fighter-Bomber	1939	≈10–15
Ro.57bis	IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali)	Dive-Bomber	1939	201
Ro.63	IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali)	Short Take-Off and Landing, Utility	1940	6
RS.148	FIAT-CMASA (Costruzioni Meccaniche Aeronautiche SA)	Long-Range Reconnaissance Floatplane	1939	186
SAI.207	SAI-Ambrosini (Società Aeronautica Italiana)	Fighter	1940	16
SM.73	Savoia-Marchetti Also delivered to Belgium (12), Czechoslovakia (6)	Transport	1934	50
SM.74	Savoia-Marchetti	Transport	1934	3
SM.75 Marsupiale (Marsupial)	Savoia-Marchetti Also delivered to Hungary (5)	Transport	1937	94
SM.79 Sparviero (Sparrowhawk)	Savoia-Marchetti Also delieverd to Brazil (3), Iraq (4), Spain (100), Yugoslavia (45), Rumania (104, including 72 licensed production)	Bomber / Torpedo-Bomber	1934	1217
SM.81 Pipistrello (Bat)	Savoia-Marchetti Also delivered to China (3), Spain (65)	Bomber / Transport	1935	535
SM.82 Canguro (Kangaroo)	Savoia-Marchetti	Bomber / Transport	1939	721
SM.83	Savoia-Marchetti Also deliveredto Belgium (4), Rumnaia (3)	Transport	1937	45
SM.84	Savoia-Marchetti	Bomber / Torpedo-Bomber	1940	309
SM.85	Savoia-Marchetti	Dive-Bomber	1938	36
SM.86	Savoia-Marchetti	Bomber (prototypes only)	1940	2
Z.501 Gabbiano (Seagull)	CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico); also known as CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini) Also delivered to Spain (11), Rumania (12)	Recon Flying Boat	1934	453
Z.506 Airone (Heron)	CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico); also known as CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini) Also delivered to Poland (1); Spain (4)	Flying Boat	1935	324
Z.1007 Alcione (Kingfisher)	CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico); also known as CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini)	Bomber	1937	561
Z.1018 Leone (Lion)	CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico); also known as CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini)	Bomber	1939	17
[1] Number of aircraft built or used Source:     Chris Dunning     "Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940–1943"     Hikoki Publications, Crowborough, UK, 2010