Books, articles or other sources for Italian Airacobras?

[Gianandrea Bussi]

The two volumes book "Quelli del Cavallino Rampante", history of 4° Stormo written by the late Antonio Duma contains a day by day account of operations, including training and war missions flown with P-39 (about 80 pages, no aircraft serial mentioned). Several pictures of aircraft and pilots.


"Coccarde Tricolori" by Gregory Alegi and Baldassarre Catalanotto contains 23 pictures of P-39 and lists 130 s/n with individual a/c stories.


The issue 132 of the magazine "Storia Militare" includes an 11-pages article about the italian service of the Airacobra, with 14 pictures plus one (magazine cover) in colour.


Some of the pictures are published in more than one publication (P-39 photos are quite rare).


ciao
Gianandrea