FIAT CR.42 "Falco" CN

Posted on 8/7/2024 in kits with tags Regia Aeronautica

Regia Aeronautica – 377ª Squadriglia Autonoma Caccia Notturni, Tenente Luigi Torchio, Palermo-Boccadifalco (Italy), Fall 1942

Based on the earlier FIAT CR.32, which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War, the CR.42 was made entirely of metal and had a A.47 engine capable of 840hp. 200 aircrafts denominated "Falco" were ordered immediately by the Regia Aeronautica and were used during the initial phases of WWII. It was also very successful, commercially speaking, and was exported to Sweden, Belgium, and Hungary.

Kit details

Painting reference

  • Primer: AV 73.602 BLACK SURFACE PRIMER
  • Overall: AV 71.097 BASE GREY Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 + TAM XF-2 FLAT WHITE
  • Interior: AV 71.121 LIGHT GULL GRAY
  • Exhausts: AV 71.068 COPPER
  • Propeller: AV 71.057 BLACK + AV 71.002 MEDIUM YELLOW
  • Tires: AV 71.315 TIRE BLACK

This model appears in

  • Night Fighters, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle WA, from Jun 5 2025 to Oct 2 2025 (event managed by Neil Makar)

FIAT CR.42 "Falco" CN
In February 1943, Luigi  Torchio served in the 377a Squadriglia Autonoma.  During the night of 21/22 February 1943 he shot down a RAF bomber Wellington over Palermo flying a  Fiat CR.42 night fighter.
Scale 1:72
Modeler: Paolo Marcucci