Fiat CR.25

CR.25

Fiat CR.25 over the Alps c. 1941
Role	Fighter Bomber aircraft
Manufacturer	Fiat
First flight	22 July 1937
Primary user	Regia Aeronautica
Number built	12

The Fiat CR.25 was an Italian twin-engine reconnaissance-bomber fighter aircraft which served in small numbers for the Regia Aeronautica during World War II.

40 CR.25s were ordered after the operative failure of the apparently more promising Breda Ba.88 bomber. Later, it was decided to use the CR.25 as a reconnaissance plane, with a total of 10 aircraft entering service. It was used during the war by the 173^a Squadriglia Ricognizione Strategica Terrestre (Strategic Land Reconnaissance Squadron), operating from Sicily. Despite the positive reports from the pilots, and a proposal by Fiat to resume production, no further aircraft were produced.

It was also used for transport of senior air force officers from Rome to Berlin.

Variants

CR.25 : Twin-engined reconnaissance bomber aircraft, two prototypes built.
CR.25bis : Strategic reconnaissance aircraft, long-range escort fighter aircraft, ten pre-production aircraft built.
CR.25D : The 10th pre-production aircraft, re-designated CR.25D as a transport for the Italian air attaché in Berlin.
CR.25quater : The CR.25quater, flown in 1940, was a more heavily armed version with a slight increase in wing area .

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

Regia Aeronautica

Specifications (CR.25)

General characteristics

Crew: 2 or 3 (a third member was needed for bombing missions)
Length: 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 39.20 m² (421.39 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,475 kg (9,845 lb)
Loaded weight: 6,625 kg (14,575 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Fiat A.74 R.C.38 radial engines, 627 kW (840 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 450 km/h (241 kn, 278 mph)
Range: 1,500 km (810 nmi, 925 mi)
Service ceiling: 7,950 m (26,076 ft)

Armament

Guns: 3 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns
Bombs: Up to 300 kg (660 lb)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fiat CR.25.

Garello, GianCarlo. CR 25. Turin: La Bancarella Aeronautica, 1997.

Fiat aircraft

Series Ansaldo	A.100 A.120 A.300 AN.1 APR.2 A.S.1 A.S.2

Series Gabrielli	G.2 G.5 G.8 G.12 G.18 G.46 G.49 G.50 G.55 G.56 G.59 G.61 G.80 G.81 G.82 G.84 G.91 G.91Y G.212 G.222

Series Rosatelli	R.2 R.22 R.700

Bomber series Rosatelli	B.R. B.R.1 B.R.2 B.R.3 B.R.4 B.R.20 B.R.G.

Fighter series Rosatelli	C.R.1 C.R.20 C.R.25 C.R.30 C.R.32 C.R.33 C.R.40 C.R.41 C.R.42

C.M.A.S.A types	MF.4 MF.5 MF.6 MF.10 BGA R.S.14 A.S.14

C.A.N.S.A. types	C.4 C.5 C.6 F.C.12 F.C.20

other types	C.29 T.R.1 7002

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Fiat CR.25

Variants

Operators

Specifications (CR.25)

See also

References