Product Description
Brand: ICM
Title: 1:32 Fiat CR. 42 CN – WWII Italian Night Fighter
Kit Number: ICM32024
Scale: 1:32
Parts: 178
Model Length: 258 mm
Model Wing Span: 303 mm
Markings: Fiat CR.42CN ММ 75ХХ, 300. Squadriqlia/167 Gruppo Autonomo Caccia Notturna, Grottaqlie Juni 1943
Fiat CR.42CN ММ ХХХХ 377, Squadriglia Autonomo Intercettori, Palermo 1942
Fiat CR.42 ММ 9128, Capitano Mario Anselmi, 234. Squadriglia/Gruppo Autonomo Caccia Notturna, 1943
Fiat CR.42CN ММ XXXX,Tenente Luigi Torchio 377. Squadriglia Autonomo Intercettori, Palermo 1943
- Paint and Glue sold separately
FIAT CR. 42 CN WWII Italian Night Fighter
The Fiat CR.42 Falco (“Falcon”) is a single-seat sesquiplane fighter developed and produced by Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat Aviazione. It served primarily in Italy’s Regia Aeronautica both before and during the Second World War.
The CR.42 was an evolutionary design of Fiat’s earlier CR.32 fighter, featuring a more powerful supercharged Fiat A.74R1C.38 air-cooled radial engine and aerodynamic improvements to its relatively clean exterior surfaces. The aircraft proved to be relatively agile in flight, a factor that had been attributed to its very low wing loading and a sometimes decisive tactical advantage. RAF Intelligence praised its exceptional maneuverability, further noting that “the plane was immensely strong”, though it was technically outclassed by faster, more heavily armed monoplanes. While primarily used as a fighter, various other roles were adopted for some variants of the type, such as the CR.42CN dedicated night fighter model.
CR.42CN – Night interceptor to repel bomber attacks. Equipped with searchlights on outer wing and a wind-powered electricity generator located above the upper wing. The exhaust tailpipes of the aircraft are equipped with flame arrestors.
