"The Archer" ... Plate 1 ...
The Archer - Plate 1
Summer 1943. A Regianne Re
2005 of the 362nd Squadriglia,
22nd Gruppo,completes a firing
pass on a B-17F of the 301st
Bomb Group somewhere over
the Italian countryside.
Considered by many tobe the
most beautifulof the three "Serie
5" fighters Italy produced around
the Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine,
the "Sagittario, (Archer) was
capable of holding its own
ground in combat with either the
US Mustang or the English
Spitfire, the Re 2005 was a sleek
and graceful design that excelled
in the hands of a competent pilot,
and although its handling was
considered to be exquisite, it still
mounted a hefty weapons load.
With a pair of Breda-Safat
12.7mm machine guns in the
upper cowling, one 20mm MG
151 cannon firing through the
propellor hub, and two more
Mauser 151s in the wings, the
Sagittario would have been a
serious threat to Allied fighters
and bombers. However, because
of production difficulties
compounded by aerial bombing
of the Regianne factories, only
30or so of these fine aircraft were
completed before Italy
capitulated in September of 1943.
Summer 1943. A Regianne Re
2005 of the 362nd Squadriglia,
22nd Gruppo,completes a firing
pass on a B-17F of the 301st
Bomb Group somewhere over
the Italian countryside.
Considered by many tobe the
most beautifulof the three "Serie
5" fighters Italy produced around
the Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine,
the "Sagittario, (Archer) was
capable of holding its own
ground in combat with either the
US Mustang or the English
Spitfire, the Re 2005 was a sleek
and graceful design that excelled
in the hands of a competent pilot,
and although its handling was
considered to be exquisite, it still
mounted a hefty weapons load.
With a pair of Breda-Safat
12.7mm machine guns in the
upper cowling, one 20mm MG
151 cannon firing through the
propellor hub, and two more
Mauser 151s in the wings, the
Sagittario would have been a
serious threat to Allied fighters
and bombers. However, because
of production difficulties
compounded by aerial bombing
of the Regianne factories, only
30or so of these fine aircraft were
completed before Italy
capitulated in September of 1943.
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with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are from all the top
national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of our prints are
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