Italeri 1227 - 1/72 MC. 205 Veltro WWII  [IT-1227S]

Period: Second World War

Country: Italy

Model Dim.: 15 cm

MC. 205 VELTRO

The Macchi MC.205 is a development of the prior MC.202 Folgore, certainly the top fighter airplane employed by the Italian Air Force through 2nd World War. This aircraft, with an even more effective engine, offered exceptional control and good rate, though it had restricted armament which, but wound up being increased during manufacturing by the addition of two 20 MM cannons. However the limits of Italian industry prevented manufacturing from achieving the necessary degree the war action requires among these aeroplanes, along with the range machines delivered toward squadrons finished up being insufficient to influence the overwhelming air-power of Allies.