Macchi C.200 Saetta

E148382

Italian military aircraft World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat fighter

The Macchi C.200 Saetta was an Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft known for its maneuverability and ruggedness, serving as one of the Regia Aeronautica’s principal early-war fighters.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Macchi C.200 Saetta canonical	6
Macchi C.200	2
Macchi C.200 fighter aircraft	1
Macchi C.200 series	1
Macchi C.200 series of fighters	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1132893 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Macchi C.200 Saetta
Context triple: [Macchi C.202 Folgore, predecessor, Macchi C.200 Saetta]

A. Macchi C.205 Veltro
The Macchi C.205 Veltro was a World War II Italian single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its agility and performance, considered one of Italy’s best fighters of the era.
B. Macchi C.202 Folgore
The Macchi C.202 Folgore was a World War II Italian fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, speed, and effectiveness against contemporary Allied fighters.
C. Reggiane Re.2000
The Reggiane Re.2000 was an Italian World War II-era single-seat fighter aircraft known for its use by several foreign air forces, including Hungary and Sweden.
D. Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
The Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario was an advanced Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent maneuverability and high-altitude performance.
E. Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was an Italian twin‑engine medium bomber of the 1930s and World War II, notable as one of Italy’s first all‑metal bombers and used extensively in early war campaigns.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Macchi C.200 Saetta
Target entity description: The Macchi C.200 Saetta was an Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft known for its maneuverability and ruggedness, serving as one of the Regia Aeronautica’s principal early-war fighters.

A. Macchi C.205 Veltro
The Macchi C.205 Veltro was a World War II Italian single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its agility and performance, considered one of Italy’s best fighters of the era.
B. Macchi C.202 Folgore
The Macchi C.202 Folgore was a World War II Italian fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, speed, and effectiveness against contemporary Allied fighters.
C. Reggiane Re.2000
The Reggiane Re.2000 was an Italian World War II-era single-seat fighter aircraft known for its use by several foreign air forces, including Hungary and Sweden.
D. Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
The Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario was an advanced Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent maneuverability and high-altitude performance.
E. Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was an Italian twin‑engine medium bomber of the 1930s and World War II, notable as one of Italy’s first all‑metal bombers and used extensively in early war campaigns.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian military aircraft ⓘ World War II aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ
airForceRole	frontline fighter ⓘ
airframeMaterial	metal construction ⓘ
alignment	Axis powers ⓘ
armament	2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns ⓘ
cockpitType	initially open cockpit ⓘ later enclosed cockpit in some variants ⓘ
configuration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Mario Castoldi ⓘ
engineType	air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ
era	early World War II ⓘ
firstFlight	1937 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of Italy’s main fighters at the start of World War II ⓘ
introduced	1939 ⓘ
knownFor	maneuverability ⓘ ruggedness ⓘ
landingGear	retractable conventional landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Aeronautica Macchi ⓘ
nationalityMarkings	Italian Air Force markings ⓘ
nickName	Saetta ⓘ
nickNameTranslation	Lightning ⓘ
originLanguageOfName	Italian ⓘ
powerplant	Fiat A.74 radial engine ⓘ linked to: Fiat A.74 R1C.38 radial engine
primaryUserRole	principal early-war fighter of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
propulsion	single-engine propeller-driven ⓘ
role	fighter ⓘ
serviceBranch	Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
successor	Macchi C.202 Folgore ⓘ
usedAs	fighter-bomber ⓘ
usedBy	Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana ⓘ linked to: Italian Social Republic Air Force Croatian Air Force Legion ⓘ linked to: Croatian Air Force (WWII) Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ⓘ linked to: Italian Co-belligerent Air Force Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Royal Croatian Air Force ⓘ linked to: Croatian Air Force (WWII)
usedFor	air superiority missions ⓘ ground-attack missions ⓘ
usedInConflict	World War II ⓘ
usedInTheater	Eastern Front ⓘ Mediterranean theatre of World War II ⓘ linked to: Mediterranean Theater of Operations North African Campaign ⓘ linked to: North African campaign
wingType	cantilever wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macchi C.202 Folgore → predecessor → Macchi C.200 Saetta ⓘ

Fiat A.74 R1C.38 → usedOnAircraft → Macchi C.200 Saetta ⓘ

subject linked to: Fiat A.74 R1C.38 radial engine

Aeronautica Macchi → majorProduct → Macchi C.200 Saetta ⓘ

Veltro → family → Macchi C.200 series ⓘ