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Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal & had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 aircraft denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division & were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking & was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium & Hungary ...
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Italeri 1 72 C R 42 Falco

Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal and had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 aircraft denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division and were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking and was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium and Hungary
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Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal & had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 aircraft denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division & were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking & was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium & Hungary

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Engine - A machine designed to convert fuel into motion
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