Macchi

From Wings of Linen

Società Anonima Nieuport-Macchi, Verese, was best known for their flying boats. The company was incorporated on 1 May 1913, though it had built its first aircraft in 1912.[1] Aircraft from the Great War or shortly thereafter include:

References

Notes
  1. Two M.3's were refitted with Fiat A.12 engines as the M.4, but the project was abandoned in favor of the M.9.
  2. The M.6 prototype was based on the M.5 with different strut arrangements, but it was abandoned after showing no advantages.
Citations
  1. Alegi'03, p.10.
Bibliography
  • Gregory Alegi, Windsock Datafile 99: Lohner TI/Macchi L1. Great Britain: Albatros Publications, Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-902207-54-8
  • Kenneth Munson, Fighters 1914-19, Attack and Training Aircraft. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0713707607
  • Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711