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Fiat BR.20 Cicogna

An Italian all-metal twin-engine bomber acquired by the Regia Aeronautica from 1936 and used in combat before and during World War II.

Archive ID: afm_0000145
Fiat BR.20 Cicogna, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons · U.S. federal government public domainImage source

An Italian all-metal twin-engine bomber acquired by the Regia Aeronautica from 1936 and used in combat before and during World War II.

Primary roleBomber
First flight1936
Service entry1936
OriginKingdom of Italy
ManufacturerFiat Aviazione
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was developed by Fiat Aviazione in Kingdom of Italy as a bomber. The family first flew in 1936 and entered service in 1936. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Fiat BR.20 Cicogna is represented primarily in the bomber role. The sourced variant records include service with Regia Aeronautica. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include tactical bomber.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include BR.20M.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
BR.20MProductionBomberRegia Aeronautica

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Fiat BR.20 — Aeronautica Militare · Tier 1