Fiat G-91

Good photo, when did this plane served in German Air Force?

In December 1953 NATO issued a requirement for a light fighter/tactical support aircraft to European aircraft manufacturers. Although the proposal was for the aircraft to be standard equipment for all NATO air forces, this never realized, and the type was built in substantial numbers in Italy and Germany and was used by three air forces.

The Fiat G91 was first flown on 9 August 1956 and passed all technical requirements with flying colours. The initial Fiat G91 production version was a ground-attack fighter. The first aircraft were delivered in 1958 and became operational with the Italian Air Force in 1959. The Fiat G91 was also adopted by the Federal German Air Force in 1958 and a new licence-production agreement between Fiat and Flugzeug Union Sd (Messerschmitt-Dornier-Heinkel) was signed on 11 March 1959.

In the late 1960`s/70`s the flew in great numbers by the Luftwaffe. I saw the almost eatch day on Leeuwarden Airbase where they where a lot for the Bommbing Range on Vlieland and Terschelling.