Fiat's G.91 was a good example of NATO doctrine, which sought to ensure its different air arms were equipped with a common aircraft type. Known in some circles as the 'Little Sabre', this lightweight fighter-bomber certainly echoed similar traits of the legendary F-86 and was employed by three European air forces... those of West Germany, Italy and Portugal. The ground-attack machine was built in several different sub-types, featuring different gun armament and, in a considerable structural reworking, the G.91Y received two General Electric J85 engines in an enlarged fuselage. 'Ginas' could carry an extensive range of weaponry, with rocket pods, high-explosive and practice bombs, as well as air-to-surface missiles, such as the AS.30.
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