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2 unusual facts about Fiat G.91Y


Fiat G.91Y

These aircraft served with 1° Gruppo/8° Stormo (Cervia-S.Giorgio) from 1970, and later, from 1974, they served with the 13° Gruppo/32° Stormo (Brindisi).

Hardpoints : 4 × under-wing pylon stations holding up to maximum of 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) of payload.


Fiat G.18

This latter aircraft was involved in a major accident on 30 April 1944 when loaded with munitions, it exploded on the runway at Bresso.

Fiat G.8

Its design and production were undertaken at the CMASA works in Pisa which became part of Fiat in 1930, hence the type is sometimes referred to as the CMASA G.8 or Fiat-CMASA G.8.

Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 73

Thus a change of aircraft to Fiat G.91 was conducted and the Wing was renamed to Jagdbombergeschwader 42 (Fighter Bomber Wing 42).


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