Macchi M.C. 200 Saetta - Backbone of the Italian Air Force

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
  • 🇮🇹The Macchi M.C. 200 'Saetta' (Lightning) was a fighter aircraft developed by Aeronautica Macchi (AerMacchi) of Italy around the mid-1930s, resulting in one of the most produced and used aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) during the Second World War. It yielded good results on all fronts where the Italian forces operated, from the hot and dusty desert of North Africa, to the cold and snowy Russian steppes. Article by Arturo Giusti with Illustrations by Carpaticus
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    Aermacchi C.200 - La Bancarella Aeronautica Torino, Gianni Cattaneo
    Macchi MC 200 Saetta - Maurizio Di Terlizzi
    Macchi MC. 200/FIAT CR. 32 - Italo De Marchi and Pietro Tonizzo
    Macchi MC 200 Saetta, pt. 1 (Aviolibri Special 5) - Maurizio Di Terlizzi
    Macchi MC 200 Saetta, pt. 2 (Aviolibri Special 9) - Maurizio Di Terlizzi
    Aermacchi, Bagliori di guerra (Macchi MC.200 - MC.202 - MC.205/V) - Nicola Malizia
    The Macchi-Castoldi Series, Famous Fighters of the Second World War-2 - William Green
    I brutti Anatroccoli della Regia - Daniele Lembo
    The Macchi MC.200 (Aircraft in Profile number 64) - Gianni Cattaneo
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Комментарии • 122

  • @piersp38
    @piersp38 Год назад +45

    To the Italians speakers , come on ! Enjoy the beautiful and respectful movie about Our industrial history. Do not stop at the pronunciation please ....To the author , congratulations and keep doing your job ! ❤️🇮🇹❤️

    • @adoramus
      @adoramus 4 месяца назад +1

      I love to listen about great military successes of Italians during WW2 and there are so many of them - submarines in the Atlantic, frogmen in Gibraltar and Alexandria, tank raids in Sicilia...

    • @KeyserSoze-vi6xe
      @KeyserSoze-vi6xe 4 месяца назад

      He really thinks Italians watches Angloid videos 😂😂😂😂 they barely watch Italian ones

  • @mattw785
    @mattw785 Год назад +34

    Italian WW2 planes always just neat looking

    • @ninjalanternshark1508
      @ninjalanternshark1508 6 месяцев назад +6

      and some of them are downright sexy - (G.55, C202, C205)

    • @mattw785
      @mattw785 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@ninjalanternshark1508 Like Lambos with wings lol

  • @johnlansing2902
    @johnlansing2902 3 года назад +67

    Flying a open cockpit plane in the Russian winter ……. Damn that’s a tough group.

    • @M.M.83-U
      @M.M.83-U 3 года назад +17

      Look FIAT G50 in Finnish service.

    • @neutronalchemist3241
      @neutronalchemist3241 3 года назад +14

      The Soviets used the open cockpit Polikarpov, and the MIG3 was often flown with the cockpit open, because of the near impossibility to open it in emergency, to bail out, and for the engine exhaust filling the cockpit.

    • @NeuKrofta
      @NeuKrofta 2 года назад +2

      closed cockpits are for pansies

    • @dave8599
      @dave8599 2 года назад +12

      At least the exhaust heated the cockpit.

    • @cartersmith8560
      @cartersmith8560 Год назад

      B'B'B'B'R'R'R'R'R'R''R'R'R

  • @mr.gunzaku437
    @mr.gunzaku437 3 года назад +57

    Italian aircraft always gets short shrift from the historical community. I was no different, but recently I've begun seeing that even though the Italians didn't have the industrial might of the larger powers, they did some great things with what they had.
    I'm especially digging their styling. They had some great-looking aircraft👌😁👍

    • @thunberbolttwo3953
      @thunberbolttwo3953 Год назад +6

      Italian aircraft weak armament and aircraft engines are the reason they are considered to be bad jokes. Weak armament and weak engines are a really bad combination.

    • @glennquagmire1747
      @glennquagmire1747 Год назад +1

      It was a piece of junk , underpowered light armaments and poorly trained pilots lol

    • @glennquagmire1747
      @glennquagmire1747 Год назад +3

      ​@@coverts2962- yeah they did after switching engines to Mercedes n was an improvement in speed but still lacked firepower and poor performance and so it was abandoned!!!

    • @flaviozandiri5660
      @flaviozandiri5660 Год назад +8

      ​@@glennquagmire1747 tutto puoi dire ma non che i piloti fossero male addestrati

    • @glennquagmire1747
      @glennquagmire1747 Год назад +1

      @@flaviozandiri5660- nichts als italienischer SCHROTT LOL 😆 😂 🤣

  • @FRIEND_711
    @FRIEND_711 3 года назад +28

    The Saetta is such a lovely looking aircraft. just love it. I also love all the pilots named here, both italian and other wise, it's good to know their stories.

  • @sinisabalentovic9617
    @sinisabalentovic9617 Год назад +6

    C 200 was amazing airplane and very beautyfull

  • @clementevaldez1271
    @clementevaldez1271 10 месяцев назад +3

    Beautiful air combat plane.....it takes a very courageous person to fly open cockpit in cold climate.....

  • @warhawk4494
    @warhawk4494 3 года назад +9

    nice video on a underrated fighter.

  • @Casandrauwo
    @Casandrauwo Год назад +9

    There is a mistake, the Regia aeronautica already had a monoplanes before the MC.200, the G.50 fiat, was the one who had the honor in 1936

  • @mbryson2899
    @mbryson2899 Год назад +3

    Nice presentation. I was surprised at the number of photos and films.

  • @clementbruera
    @clementbruera 3 года назад +37

    Just a little correction.
    Macchi must be pronounced in English with the K sound, so basically Makki!
    In Italian c+h = k sound
    Also c+a = k sound, so Aeronautika

    • @57tricci
      @57tricci 2 года назад +1

      A little correction??????????? this is infamy.......

    • @kacodemonio
      @kacodemonio Год назад

      @@57tricci What's wrong? Machi sounds more MACHO!

    • @ganndeber1621
      @ganndeber1621 Год назад

      If you speak Italian however the narrator is speaking English, do you call Germany Duetschland, no so stfu

    • @zanzao-1ps318
      @zanzao-1ps318 Год назад

      @@kacodemonio No it sounds softer

    • @tetraxis3011
      @tetraxis3011 Год назад

      In Spanish c+a also makes a K sound.

  • @frankguz55
    @frankguz55 Год назад +8

    Correct pronunciation in Italian is "Makki"

  • @tetraxis3011
    @tetraxis3011 Год назад +7

    The Italian Airforce is very interesting and arguably the most effective branch of the Italian armed forces in WWII

    • @JohnSmith-rw8uh
      @JohnSmith-rw8uh Год назад +6

      their Naval special forces were good, the Decima mas, the Alpini on the Russian front.

    • @Alesxandros
      @Alesxandros 5 месяцев назад

      The most effective branch of our military was without any doubt the navy....followed by any special forces group of any branch, adra commandos (aviation special forces), and folgore where the best in their field in ww2 ...while decima mas was the best marine special unit of ww2 and also the first in the world.

    • @occhiodisauron25
      @occhiodisauron25 3 месяца назад

      era la regia marina!!!!

  • @metalmadsen
    @metalmadsen 3 года назад +11

    Denmark was about to have a few of these planes.
    Unfortunate the germans invaded before it happend.

  • @dave8599
    @dave8599 2 года назад +2

    nice video!

  • @patrickcloutier6801
    @patrickcloutier6801 Год назад +3

    For info about Italian forces on the Russian Front, read "Mussolini's War in the East 1941-1943".

  • @francescononefrancese617
    @francescononefrancese617 3 года назад +10

    If im not mistaken with the g50 it had a kd of 88 to 15 in russia

  • @lupoalberto8384
    @lupoalberto8384 Год назад +8

    Macchi M.C.200 had no particular defects and was equipped with excellent capabilities for close combat.[5] Indeed, its handling was excellent and stability in high-speed dives outstanding.[6] He could thus duel with the best allied fighters and come out undefeated. Only the Supermarine Spitfire could outrun him, climbing.[4]
    [5] Bill Gunston, The Illustrated Directory Fighting Aircraft of World War II, London, Salamander Book Limited, 1988.
    [6] Mike Spick, Allied Fighter Aces of World War II, London, Greenhill Books, 1997.
    [4] Jeffrey L. Ethell, Aircraft of World War II, Glasgow, HarperCollins/Jane's, 1995.

    • @OliverSchroeder
      @OliverSchroeder 6 месяцев назад +1

      Early MC.200 HAD particulary defects: A fatal tendency of getting into a unrecoverable flat spin, causing several deadly accidents.
      But this was adressed with plywood fixed on the wings' surface.

    • @lupoalberto8384
      @lupoalberto8384 6 месяцев назад

      @@OliverSchroeder yes, flaw of young.

    • @lupoalberto8384
      @lupoalberto8384 6 месяцев назад

      @@OliverSchroeder yes , flaw of youth

  • @josephjackson7269
    @josephjackson7269 Год назад +1

    Written not for Italian market but world wide audience. That’s why the English language is being used

  • @matthewmoore5698
    @matthewmoore5698 Год назад +1

    Been reading up on Italian stuff they had some nice bits and some not so good , but you hear names like Fiat etc , we’ll they still around making engines , Berrtta guns ,Italian pilots liked open cockpits for some reason love this indigenous stuff

  • @ledeyabaklykova
    @ledeyabaklykova 9 месяцев назад +1

    Five minutes after every other takeoff the " ⚠MOTORE " light flashes .

  • @Polygor2
    @Polygor2 Месяц назад

    Probably closer to the Hurricane in performance but woefully undergunned

  • @ursus9104
    @ursus9104 Год назад +5

    Macchi (Makki) because you say Caffè macchiato (Kaffé Makkiato), No?

  • @xrrider650
    @xrrider650 Год назад +1

    23:57. awesome pic

    • @massimovolpe
      @massimovolpe 5 месяцев назад +1

      Quel Mc200 è pilotato da un pilota americano fu catturato in Sicilia la foto fu scattata mentre il pilota americano lo provava e so stava divertendo e nel fare acrobazie a bassa quota uccise un soldato americano,ora quel Macchi si trova nel museo dell' aviazione in USA ed è ancora in condizioni di volo.

  • @laure5333
    @laure5333 2 года назад +3

    Good work, mate...!!! Just be careful with the correct pronunciation, which in this case, is kind of...MAKI or MAQUI, but, in any case, not MACHI (like in MACHO, as per your pronunciation)...!!! In the case of this plane's name, the meaning of it's Italian name - "Saetta" - translated into English is more like "ARROW", rather than "Lightning" (as it appears translated by some information sources...)

    • @mellilore
      @mellilore Год назад +3

      Spot on about CH=K, but IMHO (Italian here) "Saetta" means "Lightning Bolt", "Arrow" in Italian is "Freccia".

    • @OliverSchroeder
      @OliverSchroeder 6 месяцев назад

      "Folgore" (= Macchi MC
      202) also means "Lightning".

  • @michaelbevan3285
    @michaelbevan3285 Год назад +1

    One of the fighters appears to have four guns.

  • @Ace-rp7vr
    @Ace-rp7vr Год назад +13

    Italy literally is almost never talked about other then being shit on. But how do you expect a country that had little industry, poor leadership and very limited resources could do well? Germany and even Japan were in a much better position, well maybe not Japan as much but Germany had it so easy compared to the Italians. Plus the Italians saved the Germans ass several times in North Africa when they axis were falling back from Egypt and Libya. Even Erwin Rommel understood their bravery and ability to fight but being way under equipped and horribly lead

  • @andrewbranch4075
    @andrewbranch4075 Год назад +7

    It's pronounced as Mackie. So many people get it wrong and it's mildly annoying 😐

  • @Silverstream-74
    @Silverstream-74 3 года назад +5

    13:52. Brits weren't in Tunisia in April 1942

    • @jonsouth1545
      @jonsouth1545 3 года назад +4

      While it is true that the Tunisian campaign didn't not start until November 42 the RAF had been flying interdiction patrols and fighter sweeps on and off from Malta into Tunisia since 1941

    • @Silverstream-74
      @Silverstream-74 3 года назад +4

      @@jonsouth1545 why if Tunisia was Vichy French still. Also the reference in the vid was an attack on a tank column. Anyway I'm sure he meant 1943

  • @thishominid871
    @thishominid871 3 года назад +1

    *ENGAGEMENT POST* :)

  • @domenicozagari2443
    @domenicozagari2443 8 месяцев назад +1

    MACCHI IS SPIELED MAKE.

  • @OscarReyes-ud4vz
    @OscarReyes-ud4vz Год назад

    An all business appearance

  • @danieleyre8913
    @danieleyre8913 5 месяцев назад

    Good aircraft. Even though it was obsolescent and underarmed and underpowered.

  • @niccolosalvan3948
    @niccolosalvan3948 5 месяцев назад

    macchi is read "makki"

  • @StatsGod
    @StatsGod 4 месяца назад

    It's pronounced "Makki" -- the "h" makes the C hard.

  • @sandrozeb
    @sandrozeb Год назад +2

    Makki that is how it is pronounced. MAKKI MAKKI MAKKI repeat after me...MAKKI.
    One hour of documentary and you could not get the name right. C'mon!!

    • @anibababa
      @anibababa Год назад +1

      is it really that important to you? its a bunch of cool planes from a billion years ago who cares about pronounciation

  • @robertoorsi5771
    @robertoorsi5771 5 месяцев назад

    Pr. Makky.

  • @sergiobiagi8290
    @sergiobiagi8290 Год назад +1

    Maremma americana!...ma come si puo fare um documentário non azzeccando una parola in italiano!!!??

    • @PlaneEncyclopediaYT
      @PlaneEncyclopediaYT  Год назад +4

      The narrator is not Italian. He tried his best. Be kind!
      The script writer is Italian!

  • @jadransrdoc5683
    @jadransrdoc5683 Год назад +2

    When you are trying to deal with foreign languages, you should deal with the basics of the language you are dealing with! So Macchi,cchi= pronounced K!!!

  • @christopherbentley7289
    @christopherbentley7289 8 месяцев назад +1

    The well commented-upon mispronunciation of 'Macchi' aside this was a highly un-annoying video. I think I would also agree with you that there was nothing 'under-powered' about the M.C. 200. As time goes on that impression, that hit me on first discovering the type in childhood in the 1970s, seems to fade into the past. Maybe it's more a psychological phenomenon, with the engine being under the landmark figure of 1,000 hp, than an actual one.

  • @jadransrdoc5683
    @jadransrdoc5683 4 месяца назад

    When we deal with some topics and pretend to be serious, then we have to learn a few things about pronunciation! Namely, if all important things are pronounced beyond recognition, then the intention is totally missed!!

  • @fabiotabaton314
    @fabiotabaton314 2 года назад +4

    Macci my ass!!!!!😂

    • @57tricci
      @57tricci 2 года назад +3

      Certa gente fa schifo,

  • @robertmunoz7543
    @robertmunoz7543 Год назад

    EYE TALIAN?😳
    Jman

  • @treerat7631
    @treerat7631 3 года назад +5

    Typical Italian aircraft under powerd

    • @dave8599
      @dave8599 2 года назад +1

      it is a tiny motor, look at what a hellcat or fw 190 have for engine diameter!

    • @ricktaylor3748
      @ricktaylor3748 Год назад +2

      *underpowered*

    • @josephjackson7269
      @josephjackson7269 Год назад +1

      Underarmed

    • @JohnSmith-rw8uh
      @JohnSmith-rw8uh Год назад +2

      @@ricktaylor3748 but a great dogfighter and could match it with a lumbering Hurricane

    • @ricktaylor3748
      @ricktaylor3748 Год назад +1

      @@JohnSmith-rw8uh I don't think so.

  • @msgfrmdaactionman3000
    @msgfrmdaactionman3000 Год назад

    When you shot one down you got to paint a fat meatball on your plane.

    • @JohnSmith-rw8uh
      @JohnSmith-rw8uh Год назад +6

      spaghetti with meatballs is a stupid Amerikan thing

    • @Nellis202
      @Nellis202 Год назад +3

      @@JohnSmith-rw8uhYup , absolutely spot on . 😊

  • @57tricci
    @57tricci 2 года назад +5

    How OFFENSIVE ! I am extremely offended by this narrator that can't pronounce the name of the subject of the film. Who in the right mind in the production of this clip would allow this? this is grossly pathetic. The narrator grossly pronunce Italian names wrong and to boot the time line is wrong.

    • @tobiasleiminger5920
      @tobiasleiminger5920 2 года назад +3

      The rest of the video is superb. We Germans have to put up with videos about our tech not being pronounced correctly. The times of me cringing about how badly the word „Ausführung“ could be pronounced are long over.

    • @stephenmeier4658
      @stephenmeier4658 2 года назад

      Try being a native English speaker and hearing how badly native English speakers pronounce English words, not to mention non native English speakers mauling the language. P.S. if I had a penny for every time someone has pronounced my name "Steffan Meer", I could retire to the Carribean.

    • @phhdvm
      @phhdvm Год назад +4

      jesus, if the mispronunciation of a foreign word offends you, how do you deal with things that matter?"Offended" the worst thing that can happen these days. Grow up.

    • @josephjackson7269
      @josephjackson7269 Год назад +1

      Make a video about their aircraft in WW2 That way it will pronounce properly. This was made by a non Italian company who at least made the effort

    • @jameshall1300
      @jameshall1300 Год назад

      I got some copium with your name on it. You wonder why people don't cover Italian stuff, when you get so offended because someone mispronounced something. He was doing history research, not linguistics research, grow the hell up.

  • @andthe4010
    @andthe4010 8 месяцев назад +2

    You pronounce "macchi" in a very wrong way that needs correction... in Italian "chi" is pronounced like "key" in English