Macchi M.5
The Macchi M.5 was an Italian Aviazione per la Regia Mara (Italian Navy Aviation) floatplane fighter. It was one of the best floatplane fighters of WWI with performance matching the best of contemporary land-based fighters. It was operated by five Italian maritime patrol squadrons beginning in the summer of 1917 as a convoy escort and fighter. In 1918 it was also flown by Italy based US Navy and Marines pilots. Macchi delivered 200 and the Societa Aeronautica Italiana built...
