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Insignia applied with a decal on the tail of the Règia Aeronautica aircraft (reconstruction).
Insignia applied with a decal on the tail of the Règia Aeronautica aircraft (reconstruction).
Roundel on fascist-era Regia Aeronautica's aircraft
Roundel on fascist-era Regia Aeronautica's aircraft

The Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) was the name of the Italian Air Force established as an independent service from 1923 until the Kingdom of Italy's transformation to a Republic in 1946. A roundel in Heraldry is any circular shape in military use it is an Emblem of nationality employed on military aircraft and air force flags generally round and Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps, is in the broadest sense the national military or armed service Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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A brief history

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Italy was at the forefront of aerial warfare: during the colonization of Libya in 1911, it made the first reconnaissance flight in history on October 23, and the first ever bombing raid on November 1. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi

During World War I, the Italian Corpo Aeronautico Militare, then still part of the Royal Army (Regio Esercito), operated a mix of French fighters and locally-built bombers, notably the gigantic Caproni aircraft. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All This article is about the Italian Royal Army ( Regio Esercito) which participated in World War II. This article is about the Italian Royal Army ( Regio Esercito) which participated in World War II. Caproni was an Italian Aircraft manufacturer started in 1908 by Gianni Caproni. The Italian Royal Navy (Règia Marina) had its own air arm, operating locally-built flying boats. The Regia Marina ( Italian Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification.

The Italian air force became an independent service - the Royal Air Force (Règia Aeronautica) - on March 28, 1923. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Fascist regime of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini turned it into an impressive propaganda machine, with its aircraft, featuring red-and-buff "rising sun" livery on the wings, making numerous record-breaking flights. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people It reached its zenith when two fleets of flying boats, led by General Italo Balbo, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1931 and 1933 respectively. A flying boat is a specialised form of Aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water using its Fuselage as a floating hull. Italo Balbo ( 5 June 1896 - 28 June 1940) was an Italian Blackshirt ( Camicie Nere, or CCNN leader Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the latter half of the 1930s, the Royal Air Force participated in the Spanish Civil War, as well as the invasion of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page

Macchi C.200 fighter prototype with enclosed cockpit.
Macchi C.200 fighter prototype with enclosed cockpit. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

When World War II began in 1939, Italy had the smallest air force among the three major Axis powers. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries With a paper strength of 3,296 machines only 2,000 were fit for operations, of which just 166 were modern fighters - the Macchi MC.200 and Fiat G.50 were still slower than their potential Allied opponents. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout While numerically still a force to be reckoned with, it was hampered by an inadequate local aircraft industry; technical assistance by its German ally did little to improve the situation. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

The last mission of the Royal Air Force was the defence of United States Army Air Force (USAAF) bombing on Frascati - Rome in September 8, 1943. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Frascati is a town and commune in the Province of Rome in the Latium region of central Italy.

The Royal Air Force (Règia Aeronautica) officially ceased to exist when Italy became a republic on June 2, 1946 and was succeeded by the Air Force of the Italian Republic (Aeronautica Militare). Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Aeronautica Militare is the Air force of Italy. It has held a prominent role in modern Italian military history.

Abyssinian Campaign

During the Ethiopian campaign, the Italian Royal Air Force performed massive poison gas bombings over the Ethiopian soldiers. See also First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Second Italo–Abyssinian War (also referred to as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War) was a Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. Despite being inadequately equipped, the Royal Air Force managed to decimate Ethiopian forces and undertook massive bombings of Ethiopian cities (particularly Addis Abeba). NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic The operations of the Royal Air Force was crucial for the success of the invasion of the Royal Army (Regio Esercito) and was enhanced by the near total lack of an opposing Ethiopian air force. This article is about the Italian Royal Army ( Regio Esercito) which participated in World War II.

Spanish Civil War

During the Spanish Civil War Italian pilots fought alongside Spanish Nationalist and German Air Force (Luftwaffe) pilots as members of the "Aviation Legion" (Aviazione Legionaria). The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The Aviazione Legionaria ("Legionary Air Force" was a unit sent by the Italian Regia Aeronautica ("Royal Air Force" in support of Franco's This deployment took place from July 1936 to March 1939 and complimented an expeditionary force of Italian ground troops titled "Corps of Volunteer Troops" (Corpo Truppe Volontarie). The Corps of Volunteer Troops ( Corpo Truppe Volontarie, or CTV was an Italian expeditionary force which was sent to Spain to support General Francisco 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. The Condor Legion (Legion Condor was a unit composed of "volunteers" from the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe) which served with the Nationalist "

Battle of France

In June 1940, during the closing days of the Battle of France, the Royal Air Force carried out 716 bombing missions in support of the Italian invasion of France. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries Italian aircraft dropped a total of 276 tons of bombs.

Middle East

Royal Air Force aircraft were involved in the Middle East almost from the start of Italian involvement in World War II. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Before and during the Anglo-Iraqi War, German and Italian aircraft flying to Iraq stopped to refuel in the Vichy French-controlled Mandate of Syria. The Anglo-Iraqi War was a conflict between the United Kingdom and the Nationalist government of Iraq during World War II. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 The French Mandate of Syria was a League of Nations Mandate created after the First World War and the Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. These aircraft, pretending to be Iraqi, were painted as such en route. Continued concern over German and Italian influence in the area led to the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. The Syria-Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the Allied invasion of Vichy French -controlled Syria and Lebanon

In one of the lesser known incidents of the war, starting in July 1940, Italian aircraft bombed cities in the British Mandate of Palestine. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The bombings of Palestine in World War II, which started in July 1940 were part of an Italian effort to strike at the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth In mid-October, the Italians also bombed American-operated oil refineries in the British Protectorate of Bahrain. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf [1]

East Africa

ln June 1940, the Royal Air Force in Italian East Africa had between 200 and 300 combat ready aircraft. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italian East Africa ( Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI was a short-lived (1936-1941 Italian Colony in Africa consisting of Some of these aircraft were outdated, but the Italians also had Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 and Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 bombers and Fiat CR-42 fighters. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In relative terms, these were some of the best aircraft available to either side at the beginning of the East African Campaign. The East African Campaign refers to the battles fought in East Africa during World War II. In addition, the Italian aircraft were often based at better airfields than those of the British and Commonwealth forces. When the war began, Italian pilots were relatively well trained and confident of their abilities. But, cut off from Italy as they were, problems with lack of fuel, munitions, spare parts, replacements started to rise eventually.

By 31 January, Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, reported that the Italian military forces in East Africa were down to 67 operational aircraft with limited fuel. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Prince Amedeo of Savoy 3rd Duke of Aosta ( 21 October 1898 - 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a cousin of the King East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent.

While the Royal Air Force in East Africa was worn down quickly by a lop-sided war of attrition, the Italian pilots held on to the bitter end. East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. On 24 October 1941, about one month prior to the final Italian surrender, the last Italian aircraft of the campaign was shot down. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2]

Battle of Britain

From October 25, 1940, some 170 Italian planes (including 73 Fiat Br.20 bombers) were sent to occupied Belgium to form the Italian Air Corps (Corpo Aereo Italiano, or CAI) to participate in the Battle of Britain. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The " Italian Air Corps " ( Corpo Aereo Italiano, or CAI) was an Italian expeditionary force that participated in the Battle of Britain during the The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and The CAI achieved very limited success. In December 1940, the most of the CAI aircraft were withdrawn to Greece. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] The last Italian aircraft left Belgium by mid-April 1941. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Western Desert

Initially, the Western Desert Campaign was a near equal struggle between the Italian Royal Air Force and the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War was the initial stage of the North African Campaign of The Second World War. Early on, the fighters available to both sides tended to be older biplanes. The Italian pilots flew Fiat CR.32s and Fiat CR.42s while the British flew Gloster Gladiators. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Later, the tide turned periodically as each side was able to obtain improved aircraft. However, after the Italian dasasters during Operation Compass and after the arrival of General Erwin Rommel and his German Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps, or DAK ), the fate of the Italian Royal Air Force in the Western Desert became more and more dependent on the fate of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Operation Compass was the first major Allied military operation of the Western Desert Campaign during World War II. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs The German Afrikakorps ( German: Deutsches Afrikakorps DAK) was the original German blocking force (Sperrverband = Armored Blocking Force in Libya ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.

Although the air campaign in Libya was seriously limited because of desert conditions, the Italian Royal Air Force managed to retain a force of nearly four hundred airplanes. During the first British counter-offensive, the Italian Royal Air Force suffered heavy losses (over 400 aircraft) until the German attack on Greece, when British forces had to divert a major part of their land and air forces thus giving the Italian forces enough time to deploy more units and strengthen their air forces. These were supplemented by the arrival of Rommel's Africa Corps, and the attached German Air Force (Luftwaffe) contingent deployed almost 200 airplanes in Libya and another 600 in Sicily. The German Afrikakorps ( German: Deutsches Afrikakorps DAK) was the original German blocking force (Sperrverband = Armored Blocking Force in Libya ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.

Next to the German Air Force, the Italian Royal Air Force performed better due to the exchange of tactical doctrine between services and the arrival of more modern aircraft. During Rommel's first offensive, they Italians managed to keep RAF fighters away from Rommel's forces. The Italians also covered Rommel's retreat during the British Operation Crusader while inflicting heavy losses on the RAF bombing airplanes. Operation Crusader ( 18 November &ndash 30 December 1941) was the third the largest the longest and ultimately successful attempt to relieve the 1941

Green line shows greatest extent of Italian control of the Mediterranean, in 1942.
Green line shows greatest extent of Italian control of the Mediterranean, in 1942.

During Rommel's second offensive the Règia Aeronautica and the Luftwaffe suffered considerable losses due to stronger Allied resistance during the air battles over El Alamein and the bombing raids over Alexandria and Cairo. El Alamein (or Al Alamayn) ( العلمين is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast in Matruh Governorate.

The Italian Royal Air Force, having suffered heavy losses in Egypt, was quickly retired to Tobruk, Benghazi, Tripoli, and,, eventually, Tunisia.

Malta

The Italian Royal Air Force participated in the air offensive on the British controlled island of Malta along with the German Air Force in an attempt to gain control of the Axis sea routes from Sicily, Sardinia, and Italy to North Africa. Although on the edge of starvation and suffering heavy losses, Malta managed to withstand the attacks from the Italian and German air forces, and inflicted losses of almost 1,500 planes. The battle cost the RAF 800 planes and considerable numbers of transport ships, but the price was worth it: 60% of Axis supplies sent to Africa were sunk thanks to British aircraft, submarines, and destroyers based in Malta.

Greece and Yugoslavia

In late 1940, the Royal Air Force enjoyed complete air superiority during the Greco-Italian War. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air superiority is the dominance in the Air power of one side's air forces over the other side's during a Military campaign. The Greco-Italian War ( Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος Ellēnoїtalikós Pólemos or Πόλεμος However, this did not stop the Greek Army from forcing the Royal Army (Regio Esercito) onto the defensive and back into Albania. This article is about the Italian Royal Army ( Regio Esercito) which participated in World War II. This article is about the Italian Royal Army ( Regio Esercito) which participated in World War II. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.

In early 1941, the tide turned completely as the German Armed Forces (Wermacht) launched an invasion of Yugoslavia. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 From that point on, the role of the Italian Royal Air Force in the German Balkans Campaign was primarily that of support. The Balkans Campaign was the Axis Powers ' invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II.

Russian Campaign

The Italian Royal Air Force squadrons sent 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). The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign The Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia ( Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia, or CSIR) was a unit of the Italian Royal Army ( Regio The Italian Army in Russia ( Armata Italiana in Russia, or ARMIR) was a unit of the Italian Royal Army ( Regio Esercito Italia) which These squadrons supported the Italian armed forces from 1941 to 1943. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They were initially based in the Ukraine and ultimately supported operations in the Stalingrad area. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The CSIR was subsumed by the ARMIR in 1942 and the ARMIR was disbanded in early 1943 after disaster during the Battle of Stalingrad. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the

From 1944 to 1945, Italian personnel operated from the Baltic area and in the northern part of the Eastern Front under the direct command of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) under the name Air Transport Group 1 (1° Gruppo Aerotransporti "Terracciano" ). Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. This group, known also as 1° Staffel Transportfliegergruppe 10 (Ital) by the Germans, was part of the National Republican Air Force (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, ANR) still loyal to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his Italian Social Republic (Repubblica Sociale Italiana, or RSI) in northern Italy. The National Republican Air Force ( Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic during World War II The National Republican Air Force ( Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic during World War II The Italian Social Republic ( Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana or RSI) was a Puppet state of Nazi Germany led by the "Duce of the

Tunisian Campaign

By the time of the Tunisian Campaign, the Royal Air Force and the German Air Force rarely enjoyed parity let alone air superiority in North Africa. The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia in the North African Campaign North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan

Sicilian Campaign

The Royal Air Force was put in a defensive role during the Sicilian Campaign. The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Italian pilots were constantly fighting against Allied efforts to sink Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) ships. The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. The Regia Marina ( Italian Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. Just before the Allied invasion of Sicily, a huge Allied bomber offensive struck the airfields in Sicily in an effort to gain further air superiority. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. This left the Royal Air Force very weak, but still alive as aircraft continued to arrive from Sardinia, southern Italy, and southern France. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Northern Italy and the Balkans

After the Italian armistice, the Royal Air Force was briefly followed by two new Italian air forces. The Armistice with Italy was an Armistice signed on September 3 and publicly declared on September 8, 1943, during World War II, between In the south, the Royalist "Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force" (Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) fought for the Allied forces. The Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ( Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) or Air Force of the South ( Aeronautica del Sud The Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ( Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) or Air Force of the South ( Aeronautica del Sud The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. In the north, the Fascist "National Republican Air Force" (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was still loyal to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his Italian Social Republic (Repubblica Sociale Italiana, or RSI). Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology The National Republican Air Force ( Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic during World War II The National Republican Air Force ( Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic during World War II The Italian Social Republic ( Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana or RSI) was a Puppet state of Nazi Germany led by the "Duce of the

Aircraft of the ACI and the ANR never fought each other. The ACI operated in the Balkans and the ANR operated in northern Italy and the area around the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.

Aircraft of the Règia Aeronautica

Fighters and fighter-bombers

Heavy fighters and fighter-bombers

Bombers

A Fiat BR.20 on the ground between missions.
A Fiat BR. The IMAM Ro57 was an Italian twin-engined single-seat Monoplane fighter of the Regia Aeronautica. 20 on the ground between missions.

Recon and/or Transport

Training and Auxiliary roles

Prototypes

Règia Aeronautica Aces (World War Two)

The Règia Aeronautica tended not to keep statistics on the individual level, instead reporting kills for a certain unit, attributed to their unit commander. Savoia-Marchetti was an Italian Aircraft company It was founded in 1915 and originally named SIAI ( Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout However, pilots were able to keep personal log books, so the few that survived through World War II give individual statistics. Here is a list of the aces attributed with ten or more kills.

Notable Members of the Règia Aeronautica

See also

References

  1. ^ Time Magazine, Record Raid
  2. ^ Andrew Mollo, "The Armed Forces of World War II, p. Italo Balbo ( 5 June 1896 - 28 June 1940) was an Italian Blackshirt ( Camicie Nere, or CCNN leader Count Francesco Baracca ( May 9, 1888 &ndash June 19, 1918) was Italy 's top Fighter ace of World War I. Ettore Muti ( May 2 1902 &mdash August 24 1943) was an Italian Fascist Count Pier Ruggero Piccio ( September 27, 1880 – July 30, 1965) was an Italian aviator and the founding Chief of Staff of the Umberto Nobile ( January 21, 1885 &ndash July 30, 1978) was an Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer Vittorio Revetra, during World War II, was a Lieutenant-Colonel and the commander of the Regia Aeronautica 's fighters in Libya. The National Republican Air Force ( Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic during World War II The Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ( Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) or Air Force of the South ( Aeronautica del Sud The Anglo-Iraqi War was a conflict between the United Kingdom and the Nationalist government of Iraq during World War II. 91

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