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299: 265: 22: 88: 1033: 1057: 1045: 222:, and a fifth aircraft in use by the remaining Italian Fascist forces. This latter aircraft was involved in a major accident on 30 April 1944 when, loaded with munitions, it exploded on the runway at 1102: 1097: 894: 879: 919: 889: 884: 574: 870: 683: 185:, early in 1936; the feedback received was that the type was underpowered. Fiat responded the following year with a revised version, the 547: 1092: 193:
and long dorsal strake. Six of these were delivered to ALI, which operated them on its European routes until the outbreak of
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with twin engines mounted on the wings, similar in appearance to the Douglas DC-2. The main units of the
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Three G.18s were put into service with Fiat's own airline,
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Fiat
Giuseppe Gabrielli
airliner
monoplane
tailwheel undercarriage
nacelles
ALI
fin
war
Regia Aeronautica
Albania
Greece
Italian armistice
Germany
Bresso
Fiat A.59
Fiat A.80
Kingdom of Italy
Avio Linee Italiane (ALI)
Regia Aeronautica

Fiat A.80
List of aircraft of World War II
Fiat G.18, "Ali e uomini" website

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