The Ansaldo A.1 Balilla, Italy's initial indigenous WWI fighter, served in Russia, Poland, and other nations during the early 1920s. Known for its speed but criticized for poor handling, it saw service with the Soviet Red Air Force and was operated in Poland, often nicknamed a "flying coffin".
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