Editing Macchi C.200 Saetta (section)

===After the armistice===
Following the signing of the armistice, which resulted in Italy's withdrawal from the Axis, only 33 C.200s remained serviceable.<ref name = "catt 9"/> Shortly thereafter, 23 ''Saettas'' were transferred to Allied airfields in southern Italy, and flown for a short time by pilots of the [[Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force]]. In mid-1944, the C.200s of Southern Italy were transferred to the Leverano Fighter School. A lack of spare parts had made maintenance increasingly difficult, but the type continued to be used for advanced training until 1947.<ref name = "catt 9"/> A small number of C.200s were also flown by the pro-[[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana|National Republican Air Force]], based in northern Italy. The latter was only recorded as using the type for a training aircraft but using them for combat operations.<ref name = "catt 9"/>