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Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: brady on December 03, 2001, 06:11:00 PM

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Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: ra on December 03, 2001, 06:22:00 PM

Breda Ba-65.

Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: Bluefish on December 03, 2001, 10:25:00 PM

Could someone post some info about this plane (assuming that it's a Breda)?  I thought I was at least somewhat familiar with most WWII aircraft but I don't think I've ever seen or heard of this one.

Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: M.C.202 on December 04, 2001, 12:12:00 AM

Italy had some of the nicest aircraft in the early to mid war years, but they had the Breda 65 too  ;)

Intended as a  combo light bomber, scout, attack and intercepter(  :eek: ), it excelled as an air to air target. Most were two seaters, but some were pilot only.

Speed:    255mph

Engine:   one 1,000hp FIAT A.80 18cyl
radial

Guns:       two 12.5mm and two 7.7mm mgs forward, one 7.7 for rear gunner.

Bombs:    300kg in bomb-bay, 200 under wing, but most often just one of the two choices.

Range:      342 miles.

And it was uhg-ly.

Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: Bluefish on December 04, 2001, 09:04:00 AM

Thanks for the info, M.C..  The Italian flair for design certainly was somehow misplaced when this one was on the drawing board.

Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: pdog_109 on December 04, 2001, 07:39:00 PM

Here's a long artile on the Breda
 http://www.thehistorynet.com/worldwarii/articles/11962_text.htm (http://www.thehistorynet.com/worldwarii/articles/11962_text.htm)

Title: Name This...(125)
Post by: brady on December 04, 2001, 07:43:00 PM

Breda Ba-65, it is :)

  Nice info guyes :)