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Officine Meccaniche Reggiane SpA (commonly referred to as Reggiane) was an Italian industrial manufacturer and aviation company.
Reggiane was founded during 1904 by its parent company
Following the outbreak of the Second World War, the majority of Reggiane's fighter production was taken over by the Regia Aeronautica (the Italian Air Force). However, the company continued to manufacture and deliver fighters for various other neutral and Axis-aligned nations around this period, such as for the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany, the Hungarian Air Force and the Swedish Air Force. Following the end of the war, the company turned its back on aircraft production, instead focusing upon the civil sector. Throughout the second half of the century, Reggiane came to specialise in the supply of cranes and other dockside equipment.
History
The company established its main facilities in
During the 1930s, the company branched out into aircraft production; the first aircraft to be produced by the firm was the Piaggio P.32bis, a medium bomber, which had been developed from the Caproni Ca.405C Procellaria. However, Reggiane's management were keen to branch out into developing their own aircraft designs, rather than solely producing other company's aircraft under license.
During 1938, work commenced at Reggiane on a new fighter design; the company's design team, which was headed by Roberto Longhi and Antonio Alessio, set about designing an aircraft that would be offered to the Italian Air Ministry that would not only meet but exceed the requirements of its Programme R.
On 24 May 1939, the prototype Re.2000 conducted its
Throughout the
Postwar activities
Following the conclusion of the conflict, Reggiane's factory was occupied by a large contingent of its work force, during which time its works were converted for to produce goods orientated towards the civilian market instead. This industrial action followed a pattern similar to the nationwide wave of factory occupations of the years 1920–1921.[citation needed]
The company, which is currently still active (though with a name and a location different from the original, due to the changes of ownership and name), specializes in the production of
Products
Aircraft production
- Reggiane Re.2000Falco
- Reggiane Re.2001Falco II
- Reggiane Re.2002Ariete
- Reggiane Re.2003
- Reggiane Re.2004
- Reggiane Re.2005Bifusoliera
- Reggiane Re.2005Sagittario
- Reggiane Re.2006
- Reggiane Re.2007
- Reggiane Re.2008
- Caproni-Reggiane Ca.400
- Caproni-Reggiane Ca.8000
Locomotives
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Officine Reggiane Historical Archive". European Route of Industrial Heritage. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Cattaneo 1967, p. 3.
- ^ a b Angelucci and Matricardi 1978, p. 214.
- ^ Cappone, Max C.A. "Reggiane RE 2000 Falco (Hawk): The Regia Aeronautica: American". Planes and Pilots of World War Two, Retrieved: 23 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d Cattaneo 1967, p. 4.
- ^ Green and Swanborough 1990, p. 57.
- ^ 'L'aviazione', De Agostini, Novara 1986, vol 12. p. 156.
- ^ Solmi, Angelo (1967). Storia della seconda guerra mondiale (in Italian). Rizzoli-Purnell & Sons.
- ^ "The real Re.2007 story". 24 September 2006.
Sources
- Angelucci, Enzo and Paolo Matricardi. World Aircraft: World War II, Volume I (Sampson Low Guides). Maidenhead, UK: Sampson Low, 1978. ISBN 0-562-00096-8.
- Cattaneo, Gianni. The Reggiane Re.2000 (Aircraft in Profile Number 123). Windsor, Berkshire, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1967. No ISBN.
- Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "RE 2000... The 'State-of-the-Art' Reggiane". Air Enthusiast, Forty-one, Midsummer 1990, pp. 54–69. Bromley, UK: Tri-Service Press. ISSN 0143-5450.
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