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| Ro.57 | |
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| The first IMAM Ro.57 prototype, MM-407 | |
| Role | Fighter, attacker |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) |
| Designer | Giovanni Galasso |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Introduction | 1943 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Regia Aeronautica |
| Number built | 50 + 1 prototype[1] |
| Developed into | IMAM Ro.58 |
The IMAM Ro.57 was an Italian twin-engined, single-seat monoplane fighter of the Regia Aeronautica. Based on a 1939 design by Giovanni Galasso the aircraft did not enter production until 1943.
Two hundred aircraft were ordered, but only 50–75 were produced in two versions, one flown as an interceptor, the other in the role of a ground attack aircraft.[2]
- ^ IMAM Ro.57
- ^ Angelucci, Enzo (2001). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft 1914 to the Present. Edison, NJ: Chartwell books. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-7858-1359-4.