List of Regia Aeronautica aircraft used in World War II

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A list of aircraft used by Italy during World War II until its capitulation to the Allies in September 1943. After that Italy was divided in two states, the Axis Italian Social Republic in the north and the Allied Kingdom of Italy in the south. Both countries had their own Air Force fitted with formerly used Italian aircraft and other nations' planes. Meanwhile, the Italian National Republican Air Force continued fighting against the Allies till the last months of 1945, and the Italian Co Belligerent Air Force begun operation against the Nazi forces in the Balkans. Aircraft marked in pink were captured, while aircraft in blue did not progress past prototypes.

Aircraft ModelNameRole1stflightServiceentry# UsedRefsAeronautica Lombarda AL 12P glider1943194316Aeronautica Umbra Trojani AUT.18 fighter1939n/a1Ambrosini A. R. flying bomb1943n/a5Ambrosini CVV 6 Canguro glider1941194336Ambrosini S.7T trainer1939194310Ambrosini SAI.10Grifone (griffon)trainer1939194010Ambrosini SAI.207 fighter1941194214Ambrosini SAI.403Dardo (dart)fighter1943n/a1Ambrosini SS.4 fighter1939n/a1Arado Ar 96B 2 trainer193819432AVIA FL.3 trainer19391940335Breda Ba.25 trainer19311932763Breda Ba.28 trainer1936193859Breda Ba.39 liaison1932n/a60Breda Ba.44 transport193419365Breda Ba.64 ground attack1935193742Breda Ba.65 ground attack19351937200Breda Ba.75 reconnaissance / ground attack1939n/a1Breda Ba.82 medium bomber1937n/a1Breda Ba.88Lince (lynx)fighter / bomber19361938149Breda Ba.201 dive bomber1941n/a2Bücker Bü 131Jungmann (young man)trainer1934194141CANSA C.5 trainer1939193962CANSA C.6 trainer1941n/a2CANSA FC.12 trainer1940n/a10+1CANSA FC.20 reconnaissance / bomber194119438CANT Z.501Gabbiano (gull)maritime patrol19341936454CANT Z.506BAirone (heron)maritime patrol / bomber19351939314CANT Z.506CAirone (heron)transport / rescue1935193957CANT Z.511 transport seaplane1940n/a2CANT Z.515 reconnaissance / bomber1939n/a11CANT Z.1007Alcione (kingfisher)bomber19371939582CANT Z.1011 heavy bomber / transport193619386CANT Z.1012 liaison193719385CANT Z.1018Leone (lion)bomber1939194315Caproni Ca.100 trainer19281930650Caproni Ca.111 reconnaissance19321933152Caproni Ca.133 transport / bomber19341935443Caproni Ca.135 bomber1935193769Caproni Ca.148 transport193854Caproni Ca.164 liaison1938280Caproni Ca.165 fighter1938n/a1Caproni Ca.308/A. P.1Boreas (north wind)light bomber1934193653Caproni Ca.309Ghibli (south wind)reconnaissance1937n/a243Caproni Ca.310Libeccio (s. w. wind)reconnaissance / bomber19371938193Caproni Ca.311 bomber19391939284Caproni Ca.312 bomber1939n/a39Caproni Ca.313 bomber1939n/a338Caproni Ca.314 bomber / maritime patroln/a1942200Caproni Ca.316 reconnaissance / patrol1940n/a14Caproni Ca.331Raffica (gust)bomber / night fighter1940n/a3Caproni Campini N.1 engine testbed1940n/a2Caproni Vizzola F.4 fighter1940n/a1Caproni Vizzola F.5 fighter1939193913Caproni Vizzola F.6 fighter1941n/a2Caudron C.440Goéland (seagull)transport193419437Dornier Do 217J night fighter1938194211Douglas DC 2 transport193419402Douglas DC 3 transportn/an/a1Fiat B. R.20Cicogna (stork)bomber19361936233Fiat B. R.20MCicogna (stork)bomber19361936279Fiat C. R.25 reconnaissance / transport1937193912Fiat C. R.32 fighter193319331052Fiat C. R.42Falco (falcon)fighter193819391551Fiat G.8 trainer1934n/a51Fiat G.12 transport1940194128Fiat G.18 transport193519439Fiat G.50 Freccia (arrow)fighter19371938683Fiat G.55Centauro (centaur)fighter1942194330Fiat RS.14 reconnaissance19391941186Fieseler Fi 156Storch (stork)liaison1936n/a24Gotha Go 242 transport glider194119434IMAM Ro.10 Fokker F. VII transport1924n/a12IMAM Ro.37Lince (lynx)reconnaissance19331935617IMAM Ro.41 fighter / trainer / liaison19341935743IMAM Ro.43 reconnaissance19341935193IMAM Ro.44 floatplane fighter1936193735IMAM Ro.51 fighter1937n/a1IMAM Ro.57bis dive bomber1939194350IMAM Ro.58 dive bomber1942n/a1IMAM Ro.63 reconnaissance / liaison1940n/a6Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e transport193019434Junkers Ju 87B 2 & D 1Stuka (dive bomber)dive bomber19351940210Junkers Ju 88A 4 bomber1936194346Klemm Kl 35 liaison / trainer193519431Liore et Olivier LeO 451 B.4 bomber1937194127Macchi M. C.100 transport1936n/a6Macchi C.200Saetta (lightning)fighter193719391151Macchi C.201 fighter1940n/a1Macchi C.202Folgore (thunderbolt)fighter194019411172Macchi C.205NOrione (orion)fighter1942n/a2Macchi C.205VVeltro (greyhound)fighter19421943199Messerschmitt Bf 108B 2Taifun (typhoon)liaison193419411Messerschmitt Bf 109G/K fighter19351943225Messerschmitt Bf 110C 4/G 4 night fighter193619423Morane Saulnier MS.230 Et.2 trainer192919438Nardi FN.315 trainer1938194331Nardi FN.316 trainer1941194349Piaggio P.32 bomber1936193728Piaggio P.50 heavy bomber1937n/a3Piaggio P.108B bomber1939194224Piaggio P.108T transport1939194212Piaggio P.111 high altitude research1941n/a1Piaggio P.119 fighter1942n/a1Potez 63 11 reconnaissance1938194377Reggiane Re.2001Falco II (falcon)fighter19401941243Reggiane Re.2002Ariete (ram)fighter19401942140Reggiane Re.2003 reconnaissance1941n/a1Reggiane Re.2004 fighter / bombern/an/a1Reggiane Re.2005Sagittario (archer)fighter1942194337Rogožarski SIM XIV H coastal reconnaissance / trainer193819418SAIMAN 202 liaison19381939390 Savoia Marchetti S.55X maritime patrol flying boat1924193125Savoia Marchetti S.56 flying boat trainer192419274Savoia Marchetti S.66 search and rescue flying boat193119406Savoia Marchetti S.73 transport1934193528Savoia Marchetti S.74 transport193419353Savoia Marchetti SM.75Marsupiale (marsupial)transport1937n/a32Savoia Marchetti SM.79Sparviero (sparrowhawk)bomber / transport193419361240Savoia Marchetti SM.81Pipistrello (bat)bomber19341935534Savoia Marchetti SM.82 transport / bomber19391940726Savoia Marchetti SM.83 transport1937193920Savoia Marchetti SM.84 bomber19401941329Savoia Marchetti SM.85 dive bomber1936193932Savoia Marchetti SM.86 dive bomber1939n/a1Savoia Marchetti SM.87 transport floatplanes193919404Savoia Marchetti SM.88 heavy fighter1939n/a1Savoia Marchetti SM.89 bomber194119421Savoia Marchetti SM.91 heavy fighter / bomber1943n/a2Savoia Marchetti SM.92 heavy fighter / bomber1943n/a1Savoia Marchetti SM.93 dive bomber1944n/a1Savoia Marchetti SM.95 transport1943n/a5