 About thirteen Re.2005s were seized by Germany and some sources have these aircraft in us during late 1943 by the "Luftwaffe" for air defense against Allied bombing raids over Berlin; others believe that the Re.2005s were used by the Germans in Romania as interceptors over the Ploiești oil fields.Other research indicates that the aircraft probably never left Italy; on 18 March 1944, three aircraft of the "Luftdienst Kommando Italien" (M.M.096100, 096106, 096110) were severely damaged at Maniago by a U.S. air raid, while at least three others suffered accidents at Maniago (096108