IMAM Ro.57
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The IMAM Ro.57 was an Italian twin-engined, single-seat monoplane fighter of the Regia Aeronautica. Based on a 1939 design by Giovanni Galasso the aircraft did not enter production until 1943.
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Ro.57 | |
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The first IMAM Ro.57 prototype, MM-407 | |
Role | Fighter, attacker |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) |
Designer | Giovanni Galasso |
First flight | 1939 |
Introduction | 1943 |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | Regia Aeronautica |
Number built | 50 + 1 prototype[1] |
Developed into | IMAM Ro.58 |
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Two hundred aircraft were ordered, but only 50–75 were produced in two versions, one flown as an interceptor, the other in the role of a ground attack aircraft.[2]