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Old 16th June 2005, 02:51
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Re: Italian aircraft designations

Probably the definitive text (in English) on the Regia Aeronautica is that by Chris Dunning, 'Courage Alone'. And he shows the designations for the aircraft you are interested in as:

Savoia Marchetti: SM 79, SM 81 etc
Fiat: CR 32, CR 42, G 50
Meridionali: Ro 37, Ro 43
Macchi: MC 200, MC 202, MC 205

Yet even in this book there are varitions to the above, as in the text the above aircraft are referred to as above, while in the colour profiles they are shown as:

Savoia-Marchetti: S.79, S.81
Fiat: CR.32, CR.42, G.50
Meridionali: Ro.37, Ro.43
Macchi: C.200, C.202, C.205

So heaven only knows.
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