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Offline Greebo

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Malta C.202
« on: September 27, 2022, 03:47:11 AM »
Thanks to Devil505 for finding me the info for this skin.

This C.202 was flown by Gunnery Sergeant Faliero Gelli of the 378th Squadron RA, based in Sicily during 1942. On July 27th he was shot down over Malta by RAF ace George Beurling. Gelli's aircraft was hit in the engine and radiator and went into a spin. However he managed to pull out in time to make a belly landing on the island and become a POW.



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Offline Devil 505

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2022, 07:06:46 AM »
Beautiful job. Thanks Greebo.
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2022, 07:10:29 AM »
Excellent skin!  :)

Offline lyric1

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2022, 09:42:26 AM »
 :aok

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2022, 11:24:39 AM »
It looks mah-velous!

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2022, 02:01:04 PM »
That's stunning. Makes me want to fly it if I wasn't so claustrophobic  :rofl

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2022, 07:07:44 PM »
Magnificent. 
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Offline whiteman

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Re: Malta C.202
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2022, 10:22:08 AM »
That's a cool skin!