Keywords: Re 2000 Catapultabile.jpg en With the Italian Navy having no aircraft carriers in service at the beginning of hostilities this led to limitations on the Italian fleet operating in the open sea In an attempt to remedy this situation the Regia Marina began deploying a catapult-enabled fighter plane The choice fell on the Reggiane Re 2000 capable of the respectable speed of 530 km/h and sufficient range On September 8th 1943 the day of the armistice there were 6 Re 2000 Catapultabile in service 2 on the battleship Rome and one each on the Vittorio Veneto and Italy formerly Littorio no data http //www mission4today com/index php name ForumsPro file viewtopic p 37720 no data other versions Custom license marker 2016 07 13 PD-old-70 Vittorio Veneto ship 1940 |