REGIA AERONAUTICA OF WW2

Axis Italian Air Force

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Avion de transport Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale

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Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale transport aircraft

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9 May 1942. CANT Z1007, Operation Bowery. Anglo-American WW2 operation to deliver Spitfires to Malta ("Club Runs"). The aircraft were desperately needed to bolster the island's defence against strong Axis air raids. Art by Graham Turner.

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8 May 1941. Death of Armando Boetto (b. 25 August 1911) and Franco Cappa (b. 9 May 1916). italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparvieros pilots, both shot down by Fairey Fulmars near Malta while attacking the British `Operation Tiger` convoy (Gibraltar to Alexandria).

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Savoi Marchetti mc.203 Folgore fighter belonging to the Aeronautica Militare during World War II.

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8 May 1943. First flight of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.95C, (SM.76). NC.41001. Italian mid-range transport aircraft. Powered by four 860 hp Alfa Romeo AR 128 RC 18 engines.

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Un bombardier Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello escorté de Fiat CR.32 de l’Aviazione Legionaria pendant la guerre civile espagnole - 1936-1939

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A Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello bomber escorted by Fiat CR.32 de l'Aviazione Legionaria during the Spanish civil war - 1936-1939

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Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (“Sparviero” is the Italian word for “Sparrowhawk”) bomber aircraft over North Africa in WWII

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Macchi C.205 of the Regia Aeronautica

The Macchi C.205 entered frontline service with the Regia Aeronautica in February 1943. It quickly proved to be one of Italy’s most capable fighters of the war, excelling in interception and air superiority roles.

Early operations included convoy escort and defensive missions over the Mediterranean, particularly during the fighting around Pantelleria and Tunisia. Following the Armistice, only six C.205Vs were left in the south to join the Co-Belligerent Air Force. All other C.205Vs were in the north and fought with the ANR.

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The Cant 1015, a (seldom seen) Italian tri-motor bomber/transport from WW2.

Intended to replace older bombers, a protracted development of this odd machine led to only limited service. It was possibly captured by the Luftwaffe in 1943...but there's no evidence they used it!

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1940 07 04 Malta, Fiat CR 42 9º Gruppo attack British airfield

Artist: Graham Turner

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Painting l did in 2013.

Italian Regia Aeronautica Macchi C.202 engaging a British Spitfire Vc over Libya, 1942.

Gouache on paper 65 x 40cm

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Original caption:On the airfield of Heraklion (Crete), a Savoia Marchetti which has just sunk a British destroyer 30 kilometers off Alexandria.

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1944 Macchi C.205 Veltro ANR

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Cant Z1007bis downed by the Royal Hellenic Air Force.

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IMAM Ro.37 of the 39ª Squadriglia, 5º Gruppo Osservazione Aerea. The Lince (Lynx) was a two-seat Italian reconnaissance and close air support biplane, purchased as part of the programme launched by the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) in the early 1930s to reinforce its fleet of aircraft and to replace the Ro.1, designed by Galasso and produced by Industrie Aeronautiche Romeo, later renamed Industrie Mecchaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM). The 'Lince' entered into service in 1935 and its first deployment was in Spain in 1936 with the Air Legion. During WWII it was the standard armed reconnaissance aircraft used by the Auxiliary Air Arm of the Army, remaining in active service up until June 1943. The Lince was also exported and sold to Afghanistan, Austria, Ecuador, Hungary, Spain and Uruguay. The aircraft was produced until 1939 with a total of 569 produced

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