Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hi Giandrea,

Thanks. I was thrown by the seller's caption.That and the fact that the headrest resembled later Macchi monoplane fighters - or so I thought!

Regards,

Clint

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hello,

Currently on ebay is a photo of a Fiat G.18 in Albania at:

https://www.ebay.it/itm/353913140145...4AAOSwH-Rf0rGc

Regards,

Clint

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hello,

Currently on ebay are a number of photos of italian aircraft. Among the more visually interesting,those views may differ are

Savoia Marchetti SM.79 193 Squadriglia

https://www.ebay.it/itm/225964628788...0AAOSw8B9lqOej

Cant Z.1007 261 Squadriglia[/font]

https://www.ebay.it/itm/225970267489...4AAOSwhpBlrmod

The full set of photos can be found here and do include some prewar machines alas.

https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_dkr=...eo+ww2&_sop=10

Regards,

Clint

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay are a series of photos of Italian aircraft. This photo of a Ca.311 of 126 Squadriglia is amonmg the nicer photos


https://www.ebay.it/itm/156109360302...sAAOSwSBVl7RbB


Alas the remainder of the photos contain both wartime and prewar machines and I'd like to request the understanding of the moderators for this. Also included is a photo album. These can be found at


https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_dkr=...autica&_sop=10


Finally a question about these photos of Ju 52s. Are these post war as I suspect or perhaps Co-Belligerent Air Force?


https://www.ebay.it/itm/156109300769...8AAOSwUKhl7QVT


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Two points Clint

Surely the Ca 311 is from 128 Sqd and to make a guess, those Ju 52 could well
be AAC.1....

Cheers
Stig

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hi Stig,

Yes to both.A bit of a lack of caution on my part given that the other 80+ photos all contain italian aircraft (apart from the downed Skua!).
Looking at the helmets of the paras,they definitely don't look like those worn by the Nembo.So AAC.1.


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...r-users.50735/

24 pages 468 posts of ebay finds concerning this subject.

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hello,


Looking again through the last batch of photos I linked to,this photo of a Fiat CR.32 at the Scuola di Volo Falconara


https://www.ebay.it/itm/156111349904...Bk9SR_SNn_7IYw


Prompts a further question.Do published or online sources exist providing a} a list of the Regia Aeronautica Flying Schools 1940-43 and b} Is there a breakdown by flying school of the type and number of aircraft used at each flying school,ideally for 10.06.40,but slightly before that date or for any wartime date?


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Falconara housed a first period training school so I think that only Breda 25 / Ro.41 were in charge. The CR.32 was probably photographed during a stop at that base (if the picture was taken there and not in another airport...).
In front of the white band you can see a "F", probably part of the former code FOG (Foggia).


AFAIK the response to your questions is negative.


ciao
Gianandrea

Re: Photos Italian Aircraft
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a IMAM Ro.1, presumably of a training unit. The full marking cannot be seen, can anyone identify the unit from the visible markings?


https://www.ebay.it/itm/145932910482...Bk9SR6jP37mkZA



Regards,


Clint