One of the most effective fighters in the early part of World War II was the Italian Macchi C.202. Outside Italy, however, it failed to achieve as much fame as contemporary fighters of other nations. Known by the pilots who flew it as the Folgore, meaning "lightning," it was the finest fighter of the Regia Aeronautica Italiana—the Royal Italian Air Force— and raised the level of Italian fighter development to international standards.
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