The
Aeronautica Macchi C.207 was the final new design development of
Mario Castoldi’s (1888-1968) line of shapely interceptor fighters commencing with the 1937-vintage radial engine
C.200. An enlarged version of the three-cannon, two machine gun-armed 1,475hp
Daimler-Benz DB 605A V-12 inline-powered
C.206 under construction by time of the September 8, 1943 Italian Armistice though in bomb-damaged condition the four-cannon armed C.207 also under construction though not completed was to have been powered by a 1,750hp
DB 603A-1 V-12 the
Regia Aeronautica Italiana beforehand attempting to obtain a production license to build DB 603s three engines purportedly having been delivered from Germany before the armistice. Following the armistice the
Repubblica Sociale Italiana attempted to get license-built DB 603-powered
FIAT G.56, Macchi C.207 & Reggiane Re.2006 “Serie 6” aircraft into production all efforts subsequently failing though FIAT did get the G.56 into the air under German supervision, Reggiane completing the sole Re.2006 prototype by war’s end though never flown.
Cunarmodel Macchi C.207 Compared In Size To The SUPERMODEL C.202 Serie I Kit Build:
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Aeronautica Macchi In-Line Engine Fighters Collection
Left: All 1973-Vintage SUPERMODEL C.202 Kit Build Options
Middle: Maybe Future C.202 Prototype Build, SEM Models C.202D, Hasegawa C.202EC With SEM Model Cannons,
SEM Models C.204, Italian Kits Wings C.205M Hasegawa C.202 Conversion
Right: C.205V Prototype Modified SUPERMODEL Kit, SEM Model C.205N-1 & N-2, Maybe Future C.206 Build, Cunarmodel C.207