1447 Fiat BR.20 Cicogna - Italeri 1/72  [IT-1447S]

The BR 20 "Cicogna" low wing medium bomber was created by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat through the entire 1930’s. It joined solution in 1936 and wound up being characterized by its steel framework and retractable landing gear. Modern and fast the degree, it absolutely was deployed by the “Aviazione Legionaria” and had its baptism of fire in 1937 through Spanish Civil War. In September 1940, the “Corpo Aereo Italiano”, composed of the 13th and 43rd “Stormo da Bombardamento” happen likewise made out of the BR-20. The “Stormi” have already been stationed in Belgium and supported the Luftwaffe through Battle of Britain. Despite functional evaluations with modern R.A.F. fighters that exposed the BR-20’s limitations, it ended up used by along WW2 on different fronts by some Regia Aeronautica bomber squadrons.