Bayonets & Brushes

Bayonets & Brushes

Aviazione Legionaria

Aviazione Legionaria

The Italian Expeditionary Airforce in Spain

Breda Ba.65

Dive Bomber

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The Breda Ba.65 was an Italian all-metal single-engine, low-wing monoplane used by Aviazione Legionaria during the Spanish Civil War and Regia Aeronautica in the first half of World War II. It was the only Italian ground-attack aircraft that saw active service in this role.

Caproni Ca.133

Transport Bomber

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The Caproni Ca.133 was a three-engined transport/bomber aircraft used by the Italian Regia Aeronautica from the Second Italo-Abyssinian War until World War II. Originally developed as a civilian airliner and successor to the Ca.101, the Ca.133 prototype first flew in December 1934.

Fiat Br.20M 'Cicogna'

Medium Bomber

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The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was a twin-engine medium bomber that was developed and manufactured by Italian aircraft company Fiat. It holds the distinction of being the first all-metal Italian bomber to enter service; at the time, it was regarded as one of the most modern medium bombers in the world

Fiat Cr.32 'Chirri'

Fighter

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The Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. Designed by the aeronautical engineer Celestino Rosatelli, it was a compact, robust and highly manoeuvrable aircraft for its era, leading to it being a relatively popular fighter during the 1930s.

Fiat G.50 'Freccia'

Fighter

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Italy’s first all metal monoplane fighter with retractable undercarriage, the Freccia first flew in 1937 with a number being deployed to Spain in early 1938 for testing under combat conditions. Whilst never actually seeing combat their speed and manoeuvrability was good.

IMAM Ro.41

Fighter

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The IMAM Ro.41 was an Italian light biplane fighter aircraft, serving in the Regia Aeronautica in the 1930s-1940s, mainly as a trainer. It was a singular aircraft, being obsolescent as a fighter when it first appeared in 1934, but despite this it was used as such until 1940.

IMAM Ro-37bis 'Lince'

Reconnaissance

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The Meridionali Ro.37 Lince was a two-seater Italian reconnaissance biplane, a product of the Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali company. It appeared in 1934 and had a composite structure of wood and metal.

Savoia-Marchetti Sm79 'Sparviero'

Medium Bomber

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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a three-engined Italian medium bomber developed and manufactured by aviation company Savoia-Marchetti. It may be the best-known Italian aeroplane of the Second World War.