The Fiat G.55 "Centauro" was an Italian Second World War Fighter. It was one of the best ever created by this nation. It was even called "The Best Fighter of the Axis". Join us for a look at this fighter with enormous unfulfilled potential.

0:04 History
4:28 Strengths
5:07 Weaknesses
5:51 Variants
7:10 Head to Head
8:45 Notable Pilots
10:13 Conclusion

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Game footage and aircraft models
War Thunder    / warthunder  .

Corrections
In the variants section, the sottoserie 0 most commonly had the two represented wingmounted machine guns in the lower part of the cowling. It should have all the armament in the nose.


Music by order of appearance

History:
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Strengths and Weaknesses:
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Variants:
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Head to head:
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Notable Pilots
Trieste Josh Lippi & The Overtimers Youtube Audio Library

Conclusion
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act I: Non più andrai (the Marriage of Figaro)
Artist
Tito Gobbi, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Robertson
Album
Puccini, G.: Tabarro (Il) (Gobbi, Mas, Prandelli) (1955)
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SFX
Old Vintage Film Scratches:
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Sources

German Commission's Impressions through the video of Military Aviation History    • What the German's thought about Itali...  
German Fighter Aircraft of World War II Thomas Newdick ISBN 9781782749707
A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 19401945: Volume Four Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk, Winifred Bock, Andy Thomas ISBN10 ‏ : ‎ 1911621106
Luppa's "Second World War Aircraft" Number 48
Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II ISBN 1851704930
Wikipedia


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