Macchi M.C. 200 Saetta - Backbone of the Italian Air Force

🇮🇹The Macchi M.C. 200 'Saetta' (Lightning) was a fighter aircraft developed by Aeronautica Macchi (AerMacchi) of Italy around the mid-1930s, resulting in one of the most produced and used aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) during the Second World War. It yielded good results on all fronts where the Italian forces operated, from the hot and dusty desert of North Africa, to the cold and snowy Russian steppes. Article by Arturo Giusti with Illustrations by Carpaticus
Based on an article by Arturo Giusti
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Aermacchi C.200 - La Bancarella Aeronautica Torino, Gianni Cattaneo
Macchi MC 200 Saetta - Maurizio Di Terlizzi
Macchi MC. 200/FIAT CR. 32 - Italo De Marchi and Pietro Tonizzo
Macchi MC 200 Saetta, pt. 1 (Aviolibri Special 5) - Maurizio Di Terlizzi
Macchi MC 200 Saetta, pt. 2 (Aviolibri Special 9) - Maurizio Di Terlizzi
Aermacchi, Bagliori di guerra (Macchi MC.200 - MC.202 - MC.205/V) - Nicola Malizia
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An article by Arturo Giusti
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[@mattw785]

Italian WW2 planes always just neat looking

[@ninjalanternshark1508]

and some of them are downright sexy - (G.55, C202, C205)

[@mattw785]

@@ninjalanternshark1508 Like Lambos with wings lol

[@piersp38]

To the Italians speakers , come on ! Enjoy the beautiful and respectful movie about Our industrial history. Do not stop at the pronunciation please ....To the author , congratulations and keep doing your job ! ❤️🇮🇹❤️

[@adoramus]

I love to listen about great military successes of Italians during WW2 and there are so many of them - submarines in the Atlantic, frogmen in Gibraltar and Alexandria, tank raids in Sicilia...

[@KeyserSoze-vi6xe]

He really thinks Italians watches Angloid videos 😂😂😂😂 they barely watch Italian ones

[@johnlansing2902]

Flying a open cockpit plane in the Russian winter ……. Damn that’s a tough group.

[@M.M.83-U]

Look FIAT G50 in Finnish service.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The Soviets used the open cockpit Polikarpov, and the MIG3 was often flown with the cockpit open, because of the near impossibility to open it in emergency, to bail out, and for the engine exhaust filling the cockpit.

[@NeuKrofta]

closed cockpits are for pansies

[@dave8599]

At least the exhaust heated the cockpit.

[@cartersmith8560]

B'B'B'B'R'R'R'R'R'R''R'R'R

[@mr.gunzaku437]

Italian aircraft always gets short shrift from the historical community. I was no different, but recently I've begun seeing that even though the Italians didn't have the industrial might of the larger powers, they did some great things with what they had. I'm especially digging their styling. They had some great-looking aircraft👌😁👍

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

Italian aircraft weak armament and aircraft engines are the reason they are considered to be bad jokes. Weak armament and weak engines are a really bad combination.

[@glennquagmire1747]

It was a piece of junk , underpowered light armaments and poorly trained pilots lol

[@glennquagmire1747]

​@@coverts2962- yeah they did after switching engines to Mercedes n was an improvement in speed but still lacked firepower and poor performance and so it was abandoned!!!

[@flaviozandiri5660]

​@@glennquagmire1747 tutto puoi dire ma non che i piloti fossero male addestrati

[@glennquagmire1747]

@@flaviozandiri5660- nichts als italienischer SCHROTT LOL 😆 😂 🤣

[@FRIEND_711]

The Saetta is such a lovely looking aircraft. just love it. I also love all the pilots named here, both italian and other wise, it's good to know their stories.

[@sinisabalentovic9617]

C 200 was amazing airplane and very beautyfull

[@clementevaldez1271]

Beautiful air combat plane.....it takes a very courageous person to fly open cockpit in cold climate.....

[@Casandrauwo]

There is a mistake, the Regia aeronautica already had a monoplanes before the MC.200, the G.50 fiat, was the one who had the honor in 1936

[@AlfredoCalalang]

Now I appreciate the importance of this plane, during the war, educational😊

[@mbryson2899]

Nice presentation. I was surprised at the number of photos and films.

[@warhawk4494]

nice video on a underrated fighter.

[@frankguz55]

Correct pronunciation in Italian is "Makki"

[@FlapJacks7]

It was brutal listening.

[@clementbruera]

Just a little correction. Macchi must be pronounced in English with the K sound, so basically Makki! In Italian c+h = k sound Also c+a = k sound, so Aeronautika

[@57tricci]

A little correction??????????? this is infamy.......

[@kacodemonio]

@@57tricci What's wrong? Machi sounds more MACHO!

[@ganndeber1621]

If you speak Italian however the narrator is speaking English, do you call Germany Duetschland, no so stfu

[@zanzao-1ps318]

@@kacodemonio No it sounds softer

[@tetraxis3011]

In Spanish c+a also makes a K sound.

[@tetraxis3011]

The Italian Airforce is very interesting and arguably the most effective branch of the Italian armed forces in WWII

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

their Naval special forces were good, the Decima mas, the Alpini on the Russian front.

[@Alesxandros]

The most effective branch of our military was without any doubt the navy....followed by any special forces group of any branch, adra commandos (aviation special forces), and folgore where the best in their field in ww2 ...while decima mas was the best marine special unit of ww2 and also the first in the world.

[@occhiodisauron25]

era la regia marina!!!!

[@Nel33147]

To my fellow Italians who are irritated about the pronunciation , have you noticed how we butcher the English pronunciation ? We all know what he is saying , calm down and enjoy the historical content. Great video mate and keep them coming.

[@josephjackson7269]

Written not for Italian market but world wide audience. That’s why the English language is being used

[@francescononefrancese617]

If im not mistaken with the g50 it had a kd of 88 to 15 in russia

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

that was the Macchi saetta wasnt it

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

yes it was

[@dave8599]

nice video!

[@patrickcloutier6801]

For info about Italian forces on the Russian Front, read "Mussolini's War in the East 1941-1943".

[@metalmadsen]

Denmark was about to have a few of these planes. Unfortunate the germans invaded before it happend.

[@ledeyabaklykova]

Five minutes after every other takeoff the " ⚠MOTORE " light flashes .

[@Riccardo_Silva]

A spendid aircraft. With up-to date construction methods and a bit more powerful engine it could have been the italian "Zero". Thank you PE, nice vid on an overall very good plane!

[@matthewmoore5698]

Been reading up on Italian stuff they had some nice bits and some not so good , but you hear names like Fiat etc , we’ll they still around making engines , Berrtta guns ,Italian pilots liked open cockpits for some reason love this indigenous stuff

[@Ace-rp7vr]

Italy literally is almost never talked about other then being shit on. But how do you expect a country that had little industry, poor leadership and very limited resources could do well? Germany and even Japan were in a much better position, well maybe not Japan as much but Germany had it so easy compared to the Italians. Plus the Italians saved the Germans ass several times in North Africa when they axis were falling back from Egypt and Libya. Even Erwin Rommel understood their bravery and ability to fight but being way under equipped and horribly lead

[@lupoalberto8384]

Macchi M.C.200 had no particular defects and was equipped with excellent capabilities for close combat.[5] Indeed, its handling was excellent and stability in high-speed dives outstanding.[6] He could thus duel with the best allied fighters and come out undefeated. Only the Supermarine Spitfire could outrun him, climbing.[4] [5] Bill Gunston, The Illustrated Directory Fighting Aircraft of World War II, London, Salamander Book Limited, 1988. [6] Mike Spick, Allied Fighter Aces of World War II, London, Greenhill Books, 1997. [4] Jeffrey L. Ethell, Aircraft of World War II, Glasgow, HarperCollins/Jane's, 1995.

[@OliverSchroeder]

Early MC.200 HAD particulary defects: A fatal tendency of getting into a unrecoverable flat spin, causing several deadly accidents. But this was adressed with plywood fixed on the wings' surface.

[@lupoalberto8384]

@@OliverSchroeder yes, flaw of young.

[@lupoalberto8384]

@@OliverSchroeder yes , flaw of youth

[@SVD762-lp9en]

NIce video, just an heads up, it's read as "makki" not with a "ci" sound

[@Silverstream-74]

13:52. Brits weren't in Tunisia in April 1942

[@jonsouth1545]

While it is true that the Tunisian campaign didn't not start until November 42 the RAF had been flying interdiction patrols and fighter sweeps on and off from Malta into Tunisia since 1941

[@Silverstream-74]

@@jonsouth1545 why if Tunisia was Vichy French still. Also the reference in the vid was an attack on a tank column. Anyway I'm sure he meant 1943

[@ursus9104]

Macchi (Makki) because you say Caffè macchiato (Kaffé Makkiato), No?

[@michaelbevan3285]

One of the fighters appears to have four guns.

[@xrrider650]

23:57. awesome pic

[@massimovolpe]

Quel Mc200 è pilotato da un pilota americano fu catturato in Sicilia la foto fu scattata mentre il pilota americano lo provava e so stava divertendo e nel fare acrobazie a bassa quota uccise un soldato americano,ora quel Macchi si trova nel museo dell' aviazione in USA ed è ancora in condizioni di volo.

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

Cool plane, a great dogfighter.

[@lorenzomartone1476]

Why everyone who's not Italian says Macchi wrong? The correct pronunciation of Macchi is "Makkee" , In Italian, "ch" has the same sound as the "k" in the English word "key"

[@FandanGo66]

"L'unica manovra possibile con un aereo italiano è il lancio col paracadute" H. Goering

[@laure5333]

Good work, mate...!!! Just be careful with the correct pronunciation, which in this case, is kind of...MAKI or MAQUI, but, in any case, not MACHI (like in MACHO, as per your pronunciation)...!!! In the case of this plane's name, the meaning of it's Italian name - "Saetta" - translated into English is more like "ARROW", rather than "Lightning" (as it appears translated by some information sources...)

[@mellilore]

Spot on about CH=K, but IMHO (Italian here) "Saetta" means "Lightning Bolt", "Arrow" in Italian is "Freccia".

[@OliverSchroeder]

"Folgore" (= Macchi MC 202) also means "Lightning".

[@andrewbranch4075]

It's pronounced as Mackie. So many people get it wrong and it's mildly annoying 😐

[@c0zzar0ner0]

Nice video, except for the pronunciation: the correct one is "Makki" so please do not distort the name of a great aircraft manufacturer. Today there is Google Translator, which also gives you a hint on the correct pronunciation, it is worth a visit before posting a video. Too bad that we Italians have to listen to a distorted and wrong pronunciation. Thanks again for this nice video so detailed and interesting, very well done. Bravo.

[@OscarReyes-ud4vz]

An all business appearance

[@domenicozagari2443]

MACCHI IS SPIELED MAKE.

[@niccolosalvan3948]

macchi is read "makki"

[@Nel33147]

Italy had a long history of producing radial engines. But why were they so poor and underpowered ? I mean the Americans had 2000hp radials powering some of their best fighters, especially in the pacific. The F4 Corsair comes to mind as well as the FW190. It’s not like the Italians didn’t have experience with radial engines.

[@thishominid871]

*ENGAGEMENT POST* :)

[@danieleyre8913]

Good aircraft. Even though it was obsolescent and underarmed and underpowered.

[@StatsGod]

It's pronounced "Makki" -- the "h" makes the C hard.

[@manricobianchini5276]

Yes. But Macchi is pronounced like Makki.

[@robertoorsi5771]

Pr. Makky.

[@sandrozeb]

Makki that is how it is pronounced. MAKKI MAKKI MAKKI repeat after me...MAKKI. One hour of documentary and you could not get the name right. C'mon!!

[@anibababa]

is it really that important to you? its a bunch of cool planes from a billion years ago who cares about pronounciation

[@sergiobiagi8290]

Maremma americana!...ma come si puo fare um documentário non azzeccando una parola in italiano!!!??

[@PlaneEncyclopediaYT]

The narrator is not Italian. He tried his best. Be kind! The script writer is Italian!

[@christopherbentley7289]

The well commented-upon mispronunciation of 'Macchi' aside this was a highly un-annoying video. I think I would also agree with you that there was nothing 'under-powered' about the M.C. 200. As time goes on that impression, that hit me on first discovering the type in childhood in the 1970s, seems to fade into the past. Maybe it's more a psychological phenomenon, with the engine being under the landmark figure of 1,000 hp, than an actual one.

[@Nel33147]

Regarding the pronunciation, calm down and get a grip. We know what he means. Have you heard how we butcher English with our pronunciation ?

[@jadransrdoc5683]

When you are trying to deal with foreign languages, you should deal with the basics of the language you are dealing with! So Macchi,cchi= pronounced K!!!

[@fabiotabaton314]

Macci my ass!!!!!😂

[@57tricci]

Certa gente fa schifo,

[@jadransrdoc5683]

When we deal with some topics and pretend to be serious, then we have to learn a few things about pronunciation! Namely, if all important things are pronounced beyond recognition, then the intention is totally missed!!

[@robertmunoz7543]

EYE TALIAN?😳 Jman

[@treerat7631]

Typical Italian aircraft under powerd

[@dave8599]

it is a tiny motor, look at what a hellcat or fw 190 have for engine diameter!

[@ricktaylor3748]

*underpowered*

[@josephjackson7269]

Underarmed

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

@@ricktaylor3748 but a great dogfighter and could match it with a lumbering Hurricane

[@ricktaylor3748]

@@JohnSmith-rw8uh I don't think so.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

When you shot one down you got to paint a fat meatball on your plane.

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

spaghetti with meatballs is a stupid Amerikan thing

[@Nellis202]

@@JohnSmith-rw8uhYup , absolutely spot on . 😊

[@57tricci]

How OFFENSIVE ! I am extremely offended by this narrator that can't pronounce the name of the subject of the film. Who in the right mind in the production of this clip would allow this? this is grossly pathetic. The narrator grossly pronunce Italian names wrong and to boot the time line is wrong.

[@tobiasleiminger5920]

The rest of the video is superb. We Germans have to put up with videos about our tech not being pronounced correctly. The times of me cringing about how badly the word „Ausführung“ could be pronounced are long over.

[@stephenmeier4658]

Try being a native English speaker and hearing how badly native English speakers pronounce English words, not to mention non native English speakers mauling the language. P.S. if I had a penny for every time someone has pronounced my name "Steffan Meer", I could retire to the Carribean.

[@phhdvm]

jesus, if the mispronunciation of a foreign word offends you, how do you deal with things that matter?"Offended" the worst thing that can happen these days. Grow up.

[@josephjackson7269]

Make a video about their aircraft in WW2 That way it will pronounce properly. This was made by a non Italian company who at least made the effort

[@jameshall1300]

I got some copium with your name on it. You wonder why people don't cover Italian stuff, when you get so offended because someone mispronounced something. He was doing history research, not linguistics research, grow the hell up.

[@andthe4010]

You pronounce "macchi" in a very wrong way that needs correction... in Italian "chi" is pronounced like "key" in English