Appendix 8: Principal Operational Aircraft of the Italian Air Force, 1940–1941
Bomber and Reconnaissance
| Aircraft | Maximum Speed | Service Ceiling | Range and Associated Bomb Load | Armament |
| m.p.h. at feet | feet | miles—lb. | ||
| Savoia Marchetti (S.)79 | 255 at 13,000 | 21,500 | 1,570—1,100 lb. or 1,190—2,750 | 3 x 12·7 mm. 2 x 7·7 mm. |
| Savoia Marchetti (S.)81 | 210 at 15,000 | 24,500 | 1,030—2,200 or 895–4,400 | 6 x 7·7 mm. |
| Savoia Marchetti (S.)82 | 205 at 7,000 | 17,000 | 2,200—3,200 | 1 x 12·7 mm. 4 x 7·7 mm. |
| Cantieri Riuniti (Cant) Z.506* | 230 at 13,000 | 19,000 | 1,685—1,750 or 1,465—2,640 | 1 x 12·7 mm. 3 x 7·7 mm. |
| Cantieri Riuniti (Cant) Z.1007† | 280 at 13,000 | 27,500 | 1,650—1,100 | 2 x 12·7 mm. 2 x 7·7 mm. |
| Fiat B.R. 20 | 255 at 13,500 | 25,000 | 1,350—2,200 | 2 x 12·7 mm. 1 x 7·7 mm. |
Fighter
| Aircraft | Maximum Speed | Service Ceiling | Climb-Time to Height | Armament |
| m.ph. at feet | feet | minutes to feet | ||
| Fiat C.R..32 | 233 at 10,000 | 28,000 | 5·3 to 10,000 | 2 x 12·7 mm. |
| Fiat C.R.42. | 270 at 13,100 | 32,000 | 5·5 to 13,000 | 2 x 12·7 mm. |
| Fiat G.50 | 300 at 14,500 | 32,000 | 6·4 to 15,000 | 2 x 12·7 mm. |
| Fiat G.55 | 380 at 20,000 | 38,000 | 5·8 to 20,000 | 2 x 12·7 mm. 3 x 20 mm. |
| Aer Macchi C.200 | 310 at 15,000 | 32,000 | 6·25 to 15,000 | 2 x 12·7 mm. |
| Aer Macchi C.202 | 345 at 18,000 | 32,000 | 8·2 to 18,000 | 2 x 12·7 mm. |
* Seaplane bomber.
† Notes (i), (ii) and (iii) on page 412 apply in general to the above tables.