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The unresolved air group for Aquila

Italy considered navalized fighters and new designs for Aquila, but its carrier air group remained largely a paper proposition.

Aquila Aircraft CarrierCarrier AviationItalian NavyWorld War II
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Question

What aircraft might the Italian carrier offered in Victory at Sea have operated?

Short answer

Several navalized Italian fighters were possible, but the intended air group never became a settled, operational plan.

Notes

The Macchi C.202 and Reggiane Re.2001 are possible fighters for the proposed Italian carrier air group. Italian planning considered both new aircraft and adaptations of existing types. Those possibilities did not settle the composition of an operational air group, and the planning is judged less developed than the German effort. The aircraft supplied with a Victory at Sea Italian carrier would therefore reflect the designers' choices among uncertain historical possibilities.