Macchi “Veltro“ footage - Regia Aeronautica & ANR in world war two [AI, 60fps, Colourized]

Macchi Veltro. footage taken of ANR (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) units in 1944-45 and of the Co-belligerant Italian air force in South of Italy. The famous ace Adriano Visconti is visible in the cockpit of a 205. ------------------------------------------ The Macchi Veltro (Italian: Greyhound) (also known as , “MC“ standing for “Macchi Castoldi“) was an Italian World War II fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi. Along with the Reggiane and Fiat , the Macchi was one of the three “Serie 5“ Italian fighters built around the powerful Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. and used by the italian air force Regia Aeronautica) in world war two The was a development of the earlier Folgore. With a top speed of some 640 km/h (400 mph) and equipped with a pair of 20 mm cannon as well as 12.7 mm Breda machine guns, the Macchi Veltro was highly respected by Allied and Axis pilots alike. Widely regarded as one of the best Italian aircraft of World War II,