 Although the Reggiane had a long range, it was disliked and even feared by ground crew and pilots, for its difficult maintenance and unpredictable engine reliability and handling.The last Re.2000 was sent back to the factory in September 1942.The final fate of Re.2000 in "Regia Aeronautica" was to serve with 1° "Nucleo Addestramento Intercettori" (N.A.I.