Fiat G.12

The Fiat G.12 was an Italian three-engined transport aircraft of the Second World War. It was an all-metal, low-wing cantilever monoplane with one radial engine in the nose and two in wing nacelles, a fully enclosed flight deck and cabin, and main wheels that retracted into the nacelles. Designed as a civil aircraft, it served mostly in military roles, with a crew of four and room for fourteen troops or twenty-four civilian passengers. Variants included long-range cargo versions, a special machine built to fly between Rome and Tokyo, and airliners for twenty-two passengers. Only a limited number were built, some as late as 1944, and it inspired the postwar G.212 airliner. Operators included the Regia Aeronautica, the Luftwaffe, Hungary and Italian airlines.