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Argentina purchased 30 Fiat G.55A fighters and 15 G.55B trainers in 1947. The aircraft were shipped from Italy in crates and assembled locally, entering service later that year. They were assigned primarily to fighter units based at El Plumerillo in Mendoza, where they were used both as operational interceptors and as advanced trainers for pilots transitioning to modern, high-performance monoplanes. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/fiat-g-55-centauro-in-argentine-service/ #Aviation #FiatG55 #ArgentineAirForce #aeroplane #airplane #Fighter

The Fiat G.55S (silurante, meaning torpedo-carrier) was an experimental torpedo-fighter derivative of the Italian Fiat G.55 Centauro. To accommodate the torpedo, engineers significantly altered the aircraft’s underside configuration. The original ventral radiator was divided into two smaller radiators under the wing roots, creating space beneath the fuselage for torpedo attachment racks. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/fiat-g-55s-torpedo-fighter/ #aviation #FiatG55S #FiatG55 #RegiaAeronautica #aeroplane #airplane #TorpedoFighter

The Royal Egyptian Air Force (REAF) operated a small number of Fiat G.55 Centauro fighters in the immediate post-Second World War period, primarily during and shortly after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Deliveries began in 1948 alongside other Italian fighter types, including the Macchi C.205. The aircraft were assigned primarily to No. 5 Fighter Squadron https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/fiat-g-55-centauro-in-egyptian-service/ #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #aircraft #FiatG55 #RoyalEgyptianAirForce #REAF #fighter

Between January and September 1949, Syria received about 12 single-seat Fiat G.55A Centauro fighters and one two-seat G.55B trainer. The Centauro’s operational life in Syria was short. Syria soon transitioned to British-supplied aircraft such as the Gloster Meteor jet fighter, which began arriving in the early 1950s. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/fiat-g-55-centauro-in-service-with-syria/ #aviation #aeroplane #airplane #aircraft #FiatG55 #SyrianAirForce #fighter