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Title: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Gianlupo on March 20, 2011, 05:35:48 PM: (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0594.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0594.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0559-1.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0559-1.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0560.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0560.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0561.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0561.jpg)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Gianlupo on March 20, 2011, 05:37:50 PM: (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0562.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0562.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0564.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0564.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0565.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0565.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0567.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0567.jpg)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Debrody on March 20, 2011, 05:38:16 PM: Better and better pics :salute
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Gianlupo on March 20, 2011, 05:39:21 PM: (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0568.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0568.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0569.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0569.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0573.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0573.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0574.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0574.jpg) (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/th_DSCN0576.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/gianlupo/?action=view&current=DSCN0576.jpg)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: cactuskooler on March 20, 2011, 06:28:09 PM: Thanks for posting these!
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: sparow on March 20, 2011, 06:29:17 PM: Thank you very much for sharing.

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Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Imowface on March 20, 2011, 06:29:27 PM: :O Gianlupo, you dont mind that I am saving all these to my computer for personal veiwing do you?
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Gianlupo on March 21, 2011, 02:47:08 AM: Not at all, go right ahead! ;)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: bozon on March 21, 2011, 03:11:37 AM: Tiger skin! arrrrr :)
I imagine that wearing lots of gold chains, an oversized "$" shaped ring and a biatch on your lap is mandatory to fly it :)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Imowface on March 21, 2011, 03:12:48 AM: show me a tiger that looks like that and I will pay you 20$ :lol
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: bozon on March 21, 2011, 04:01:34 AM: Quote from: Imowface on March 21, 2011, 03:12:48 AM
show me a tiger that looks like that and I will pay you 20$ :lol
Right, I forgot, tigers don't have wings.
I meant Leopard (wait, do they have propellers?)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Gianlupo on March 21, 2011, 04:10:18 AM: Quote from: bozon on March 21, 2011, 03:11:37 AM
Tiger skin! arrrrr :)
I imagine that wearing lots of gold chains, an oversized "$" shaped ring and a biatch on your lap is mandatory to fly it :)

:lol
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: EagleDNY on March 21, 2011, 06:38:54 PM: Beautiful detail shots - I hope HTC is looking at these for their update of the C.205!

Keep em coming, and remember to do the "We're not worthy!" bow when you get to the G.55 ;)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: MiloMorai on March 21, 2011, 06:51:54 PM: Gianlupo, what is the history on this a/c? It has Allied markings.
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Imowface on March 22, 2011, 01:06:23 AM: those are not allied markings, they are Italian Co beligerent Airforce roundels, so I guess yes "allied" markings, the reason for this is that when italy surrendered in 1943 the countrys forces pretty much split in half, those who were with Mussolini and Fascism, and those who were with the allied side, the fascists, were called the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, and there roundel/ colors are represented on the G.55 that Gian posted in another thread, these are the colors of the Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or italian co beligerent airforce ( sided with the allies)
but is important to note that these two airforces never encountered eachother in the air, due to the allies wish to prevent an italian civil war
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: MiloMorai on March 22, 2011, 01:14:23 AM: Thanks for the history lesson but I knew all that already. ;)
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Imowface on March 22, 2011, 01:33:04 AM: then why did you ask about its markings, as for some history about the plane, with out being there I can tell you that it is a hybrid (as are all other 205's in existance today) made up of parts from both 202 and 205 series
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Gianlupo on March 22, 2011, 02:20:40 AM: Lol, pretty much what he said, Milo.

I can add that it is a C.202 Serie X, converted in 1942 by Breda to 205 standard. Sorry, but taking pictures I lagged behind the guide and, eventually, totally lost track of the group! :P
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: Imowface on March 22, 2011, 03:17:59 AM: Quote from: Gianlupo on March 22, 2011, 02:20:40 AM
Lol, pretty much what he said, Milo.

I can add that it is a C.202 Serie X, converted in 1942 by Breda to 205 standard. Sorry, but taking pictures I lagged behind the guide and, eventually, totally lost track of the group! :P
interesting Gian, I have also heard that the 202 is a "unconverted" C.205, with the usual mix of parts, is there any truth to this?
Title: Re: Italian Air Force Museum - C.205
Post by: MiloMorai on March 22, 2011, 07:30:07 AM: Quote from: Imowface on March 22, 2011, 01:33:04 AM
then why did you ask about its markings, as for some history about the plane, with out being there I can tell you that it is a hybrid (as are all other 205's in existance today) made up of parts from both 202 and 205 series

I didn't ask about the national markings.

History, such as:

What unit did it fly with?
Where was it based?
Known pilots who flew the a/c.
What missions did it fly?