Late Bloomer's Lament | Re.2005 “Sagittario”

The Italian Air Force is often credited with being far inferior in numbers and overall flight performance to the Allies. However, in 1943, they managed to put into service three excellent and modern fighters. These were the Fiat G.55, Macchi C.205, and the Reggiane Re.2005. However, these were introduced too late and in too few numbers to have any meaningful effect on the overall situation for the Italians. This was especially the case with the Re.2005, nicknamed Sagittario (Archer), which showed promising performance but less than 50 were built by the time of the Italian Armistice. If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon:   / tankartfund   Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tanke... Article: https://plane-encyclopedia.com/ww2/re... Sources: D. Nešić. (2008). Naoružanje Drugog Svetsko Rata-Italija. Beograd. D. Mondey (2006). The Hamlyn Concise Guide To Axis Aircraft OF World War II, Bounty Books. G. Punka, Reggiane Fighters In Action. Signal Publication. J. W. Thomson (1963) Italian Civil And Military Aircraft 1930-1945, Aero Publisher G. Alegi. (2001) Reggiane RE 2005, SATE Zingonia. M. Di Terlizzi (2001) Reggiane RE 2005 Sagittario, IBN Editore John F.B. (1972) Caproni Reggiane Re 2001 Falco II, Re 2002 Ariete and Re 2005 Sagittario, Profile Publications N. Sgarlato (1979) Italian Aircraft OF World War II, Squadron Signal Publication. C. Dunning (1998) Courage Alone The Italian Air Force 1940-1943, Hikoki Publication Discord Invite Link:   / discord   Plane Encyclopedia Youtube: @PlaneEncyclopediaYT Tank Encyclopedia Youtube: @TanksEncyclopediaYT Our website: https://plane-encyclopedia.com Our sister site Tank Encyclopedia: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com Article by: Marko P. Script by: Marko P. Narrated by Aurum Edited by KrishWawa Sound edited by Aurum