How Italian Fighters Fought Against Israel (Part 1) - Macchi C.205V in Egypt

Macchi C.205V was the most advanced Italian WWII fighter. Two years after the end of the conflict, the Macchi company decided to relaunch the production. Egyptians came shopping for a fighter aircraft to use in its war against Israel and they eventually ordered 80 C.205s. Fifteen of them were delivered before the end of the first Arab-Israeli War and they were heavily involved in combat. Were the Egyptian pilots flying this Italian fighter able to match experienced WWII veterans on the Israeli side? Find out in this video. Sources: Marco Mattioli - Macchi C.202/C.205V Units in Combat https://amzn.to/3rnlBcy Robert Gandt - Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel https://amzn.to/3roXb2g Shlomo Aloni - Israeli Air Force Operations in the 1948 War: Israeli Winter Offensive Operation Horev 22 December 1948-7 January 1949 https://amzn.to/3LzeHrg Support the channel on Patreon:   / showtime112   Donate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/showt... Join our Discord server:   / discord   Audio mastering by Don Solaris:    • Shorts   Music: Sahara Sunrise by ArtSlop_Flodur https://pixabay.com/music/world-sahar... #militaryaviation #militaryaviationhistory #israeliairforce #italianfighter