The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by Dili » 02 Mar 2014, 02:15

No.

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by gttf » 03 Mar 2014, 00:24

Savoia Marchetti SM74.
Only three built (1935) nc 21001, 21002, 21003 I-URBE, I-ALPE, I-ROMA
In charge of Sezione Autonoma Trasporto, then 604^ Squadriglia Trasporti from July, 7th, 1940 on. Based at Berka, near Benghazi. It works in Libya and Egypt up to Jan., 7th, 1943 when the last ship comes back in Italy: slightly damaged during the first bombing of Rome, July, 19th, 1943.
One SM74 crashes for flight accident in Calabria (Southern Italy) on oct., 23rd, 1941 the second one is is destroyed by RAF planes at Castelbenito airport, Nov., 2nd, 1941
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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by gttf » 03 Mar 2014, 21:05

Which is the Italian airplan,e who saw action during the II WW, armed with a 37 mm gun (of course, except P39 Airacobra, equipping the 4. Stormo after the Armistice) ?

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by gttf » 05 Mar 2014, 01:45

Well, maybe too difficult: it was a two-engine, and saw limited action during the spring of 1943, over Naples.

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by Dili » 05 Mar 2014, 05:15

Oh, i know what it is, but then we will be probably playing each other. FC 20

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by gttf » 05 Mar 2014, 09:59

Correct, CANSA FC20, flown by Magg. Corrado Ricci, CO of 167. Gruppo CI

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Re: The official AHF Italy under Fascism quiz thread

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Post by sfav8r » 02 Nov 2017, 00:22

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