WW2 ITALIAN AF REGIA AERONAUTICA PRE-WAR & EASTERN FRONT FIGHTERS BOMBERS TRANSP

Description: Shipping WW2 ITALIAN AF REGIA AERONAUTICA PRE-WAR & EASTERN FRONT FIGHTERS BOMBERS TRANSP WW2 ITALIAN AF REGIA AERONAUTICA PRE-WAR & EASTERN FRONT FIGHTERS BOMBERS TRANSPORTS SEAPLANES REGIA AERONAUTICA PERIODO PREBELLICO e FRONTI OCCIDENTALI IMMAGINI E STORIA DELL'AERONAUTICA ITALIANA, 1935-1945 SOFTBOUND BOOK in ITALIAN BY ANGELO EMILIANI, GIUSEPPE F. GHERGO, ACHILLE VIGNA HEAVILY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BOTH COLOR and B&W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information from Internet Encyclopedia The Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica Italiana) was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established as a service independent of the Royal Italian Army from 1923 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolished and the Kingdom of Italy became the Italian Republic, whereupon the name of the air force changed to Aeronautica Militare Italiana. The Italian air force became an independent servicethe Regia Aeronauticaon March 28, 1923. Benito Mussolini's regime turned it into an impressive propaganda machine, with its aircraft, featuring the Italian flag colors across the full span of the undersides of the wings, making numerous record-breaking flights. It reached its zenith when two squadrons of flying boats, led by General Italo Balbo, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1931 and 1933 respectively. During the latter half of the 1930s, the Regia Aeronautica participated in the Spanish Civil War, as well as the invasion of Ethiopia. During the Ethiopian war, despite being inadequately equipped, the Regia Aeronautica managed to decimate Ethiopian forces. The operations of the Regia Aeronautica were crucial for the success of the invasion of the Regio Esercito and was enhanced by the near total lack of an opposing Imperial Ethiopian Air Force. During the Spanish Civil War Italian pilots fought alongside Spanish Nationalist and German Luftwaffe pilots as members of the "Aviation Legion". This deployment took place from July 1936 to March 1939 and complimented an expeditionary force of Italian ground troops titled "Corps of Volunteer Troops". In Spain, the Italian pilots were under direct command of the Spanish Nationalists and took part in training and joint operations with the pilots of the German "Condor Legion". In August 1941 the Regia Aeronautica sent an Air Corps of 1,900 personnel to the Eastern Front as an attachment to the "Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia" (Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia, or CSIR) and then the "Italian Army in Russia" (Armata Italiana in Russia, or ARMIR) were known as the "Italian Air Force Expeditionary Corps in Russia" (Corpo Aereo Spedizione in Russia). These squadrons, initially consisting of 22° Gruppo CT with 51 Macchi C.200 fighters and 61° Gruppo with the Caproni Ca 31 bomber, supported the Italian armed forces from 1941 to 1943. They were initially based in the Ukraine and ultimately supported operations in the Stalingrad area. In mid 1942 the more modern Macchi C. 202 was introduced to operations in Russia. The CSIR was subsumed by the ARMIR in 1942 and the ARMIR was disbanded in early 1943 after disaster during the Battle of Stalingrad The Air Corps pulled out of operations in January 1943, transferring to Odessa. Shipping & Handling Back to Top US Shipping(FREE) USPS Media Mail® International ShippingPlease check eBay's Shipping & Payment tab USPS First-Class Mail International (Worldwide) USPS First-Class Mail International (Canada) FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!

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