The Ansaldo A.1, nicknamed "Balilla" after the Genoan folk-hero, was Italy's only domestically-designed fighter aircraft of World War I to be produced in Italy. Arriving too late to see any real action, it was however used by both Poland and the Soviet Union in the Polish-Soviet War.
WThe Caproni Ca.20 was an early monoplane fighter. Developed by Giovanni Battista Caproni in 1914. The only prototype made is today on display at the Museum of Flight in the United States.
WThe Ducrot SLD was an Italian fighter prototype built by Ducrot in 1918.
WThe Macchi M.5 was an Italian single-seat fighter flying boat designed and built by Nieuport-Macchi at Varese. It was extremely manoeuvrable and agile and matched the land-based aircraft it had to fight.
WThe Macchi M.6 was an Italian flying boat fighter prototype of 1917.
WThe Macchi M.7 was an Italian single-seat fighter flying boat designed by Alesandro Tonini and built by Macchi. A modified version of the M.7, the M.7bis won the Schneider Trophy in 1921.
WThe Macchi M.14 was an Italian fighter of 1918 designed and manufactured by Macchi. The M.14 was the first non-seaplane fighter Macchi produced, its previous fighter production having focused on flying boat fighters.
WThe Marchetti MVT, later renamed SIAI S.50, was an Italian fighter of 1919 and the early 1920s.
WThe Pomilio Gamma was an Italian fighter prototype of 1918.
WThe Marchetti MVT, later renamed SIAI S.50, was an Italian fighter of 1919 and the early 1920s.
WThe Tebaldi-Zari was an Italian fighter prototype of 1919. The Breda company later acquired the rights to it.