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under their tough and charismatic leader – Brigadier General Frank Merrill – soon earned their famous name

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Victory at Sea: Breda Ba.201 dive bomber flights extras under their tough and charismaticThe first purpose built dive bomber developed for the Regia Aeronautica, the Ba. 201 was a clean low wing monoplane with an inverted gull wing. Highly praised by test pilots, except for a disappointing maximum speed, development work was expanded to include a carrier based derivative to be deployed on the carrier Aquila. Unfortunately, all available Daimler Benz DB 601 engines were to be used for fighters, and without a suitable replacement,