 2005 was even better than the Spitfire in tight turns and handling..

One of the few examples of combat reports, dated 11 July 1943, seems to contradict Minguzzi's statement, when together with other Italian fighters, Eugenio Salvi's Re.2005 fought against Spitfires over Sicily.A Spitfire Mk V latched onto the tail of Salvi's Re.2005.Salvi tried all the tricks he knew