CR 42 Nos. produced for RA in 1939?

[anthony]

Hello Friends,
Does anyone have reliable information as to how many CR42's were built for the Regia Aeronautica in 1939, excluding foreign orders? thanks. Anthony

[Ruy Horta]

Well, according to Squadron/Signal 172 Fiat CR 32 / CR 42 in Action:


Serial Numbers
Dates of Production
No. Produced

M.M. 4265-4464
February-December 1939
200

M.M. 4968-5058
December-March 1940
100

According to Ali D'Italia 1 FIAT CR 42 p. 12:

Production for the Regia Aeronautica proceeded at a remarkable pace: 143 aircraft had been completed by 1 November 1939 and 300 by June 1940.

Without better figures it gives an (gu)estimate of between 150 and 200 aircraft accepted by the RA.

Others will certainly be able to give more certain figures.

[anthony]

Thank you, Ruy. I too have that information when you responded to my question. I just thought someone would have more precise information regarding monthly production output for Italian aircraft, but it seems nobody else does.