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Aeronautica Macchi C.205V Prototype MM.9287
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The
Aeronautica Macchi C.205 Veltro
(Greyhound) along with the
Reggiane Re.2005
&
Fiat G.55
was one of three mid-WWII Italian
Serie 5
fighters built around the 1,475hp
FIAT RA.1050 R.C.58 Tifone
(Typhoon) licensed built version of the
Daimler-Benz DB.605
inverted V-12 engine the sole C.205V prototype MM.9287 first flying on April 19, 1942.
Although not a "Beyond The Sprues" aircraft subject the Veltro prototype nevertheless was the basis of the wartime built & flown
C.205N-1 & N-2
, long wingspan
C.206
(prototype destroyed by Allied bombing before completion), stillborn Daimler-Benz DB 603-powered
C.207
& post-WWII
Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered C.205M
projects. Scale models of the C.205N-1 & N-2, C.205M & C.207 in 1/72 scale have been on the market for some years whilst none yet of the C.206 nor C.205V MM.9287, attempting to rectify the situation with respect to the latter during late March 2019 I'd built a model of Veltro prototype by modifying the 1973-vintage
SUPERMODEL C.205V
kit with half-sized engine oil cooler cans (see photos below) fitted only on the prototype well as employing
SKY Models 72-014 Macchi C.202
water decals.
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