Regia Aeronautica,flying gear & equipment

[Paolo Marzetti]

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Italian Pilots

Interesting accounts regarding Italian pilots by RAF pilots:

George Beurling, the legendary Canadian ace, renown Wing Commander George Burges, and others had High Respect for the Courage of the Italian Pilots compared to the Luftwaffe, who they regarded with disdain, to set straight a common misconception, born of ignorance and fostered by war propaganda.

It was the Italians "inferior equipment and weaponry that crippled their air force, not the valour of its pilots." The Italians were let down badly in the matter of their equipment. Badly made, undersized bombs blunted their attacks and poor guns their defensive powers.

Wing Commander George Burges, resplendent in his Faith, Hope and Charity renown, expressed exactly the same judgment as Beurling:

"The average Italian pilot had more courage in the face of opposition than many of his Luftwaffe counterparts. I found the Germans were far more willing to break formation and leg it back home.

"Most German fighter pilots had far less stomach for individual combat, man to man, than the pilots of the Macchis and CR 42".

And another source confirms this in full: "The RAF pilots had a higher regard for the Italian pilots who would "stay and mix it" even if the odds were against them, unlike the gallant Luftwaffe who had a tendency to turn tail and run if they did not have all the cards stacked in their favour".

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200 Liter Gasoline Barrel Aeronautica!!!

I found this in Norway , pretty far away from Italy!!!

best Chris

[denis1807]

Marus 30 Flight Suit

Hello,
This is a Marus 30 flight suit, equipped with "Rapida" zip.
This 1930 models equipped the pilot of Regia Aeronautica to consumption until the end of the war, although replaced by model 40.

Ciao.
Denis

[denis1807]

MITA model 40 eletrically heated flight suit

Hello,
And now , the MITA model 40 flight suit with electric heating and "RIRI" type zip, use the automatic button for the wiring to connect the jacket to the pants, gloves and boots.
The model 40 is the most used model during the World War II by the pilot of Regia Aeronautica.
This flight suit is owned by Captain Pilot Earl Lelio Piovene Porto Godi, who is insigned personally by Benito Mussolino of two Silver Medal of Military Valor.
He piloted the CANT Z 1007 BIS "Alcione" bombardier, of the 59 ° Bomber Group of the 9th Stormo of the Aeronautical Regia, and participated in many bombardment missions in the mediterranean scenery. Especially over Malta and North Africa.
The 59th Bomber Group executed many night bombardment missions.

On the back of the jacket there are some traces of blood, sketches of the second pilot wound during a night bombing mission right on the skies of Malta.
The Group loses 2 bombardier during this action, and many other are seriously damaged by the intense fight with the opposite hunting.

The same aircraft of Earl Lelio remain heavily damaged by the enemy fire, and he struggles to land, realizing only on the ground, the real conditions of the aircraft.

Earl Lelio no longer uses this suit as an ex-vote to Madonna for saving him, and and his companions of certain Death.

He continued his pilot activity with courage until the end of the war.

Ciao
Denis