Martin Baltimore FW850 in Italian Air Force

[cz_raf]

Hi all,

I would like to ask if anybody has Ali Straniere in Italia n. 3 - Martin Baltimore (I Baltimore Italiani)?

I am interested if there is any information about Baltimore FW850 which according to RAF serials publication was transferred to Italian Air Force in June 1946?

TIA

Pavel

[Gianandrea Bussi]

The informations about this aircraft contained in Ali Straniere and coming from the list contained in "Coccarde Tricolori" by Alegi/Catalanotto published in 1994, are the following ones:
Baltimore V, in service on 15.1.48 with 132° Gruppo as 132-3; it received the italian serial MM 25000 from 31.1.48.

Best regards

Gianandrea

[cz_raf]

Gianandrea
thanks a lot for the info!
May I ask you if you can recommend me any link in English where I can find some info about the unit 132° Gruppo?
I would like to put together the short story about the service of this plane including brief description of units it served with.

Thanks

Pavel

[Gianandrea Bussi]

I don't know any internet site about this subject (but my internet site knowledge is very limited....).
Anyway, Ali Straniere volume devoted to the Baltimore contains also a text fully translated in english and I think it's still available by the publisher.

Regards

Gianandrea

[cz_raf]

Ok thanks Gianandrea.
We have some special shops here in Prague with foreign military literature so I will try to look there.

Thanks for your help.

Pavel