A Camioncino Fiat 1100 Militare in front of a Regia Aeronautica’s transport aircraft Fiat G.12. The vehicle of this photo is likely of civilian origin: note in effect the shape of the doors, different from the doors shape of the “1100” of the prior picture. Built from the Fiat 508C’s on two subsequent series named “Musetto” and “Musone”, different for the shape of the grill and of the bonnet, engine four cylinders Fiat type 108L, 1089 cubic centimeters, 30-HP at 4.400 turn/min, the Camioncino Fiat 1100 was produced until the first years after the war. Victor Sierra

Camioncino Fiat and Fiat airplane

As the other air forces also the Italian Regia Aeronautica has employed during the WW2 many types of motor vehicles for most varied duties whose some of civilian models or derived from civilian models. In this photo an exemplar of military version of pickup Fiat 1100, named by Armed Forces Camioncino Fiat 1100 Militare, of Regia Aeronautica in front of the 4th Stormo’s tents, Libya 1041. In particular this Fiat 1100, Fiat 1100 ALR Coloniale (Colonial) type, is on model Musone (Long Nose). The fighter aircrafts in background are Macchi MC.202 Folgores. Victor Sierra

The Regia Aeronautica’s Fiat 1100

One of the tracked tractors FIAT-OCI 708CM purchased by Italian Regia Aeronautica for aircraft’s towing on the ground, in the case of this photo a Savoia-Marchetti S.79 bomber on a Homeland airport during the war. Note on the tractor’s nose the Regia Aeronautica’s military plate (RA/Regia Aeronautica red). Designed by S.A. Officine Costruzioni Industriali (OCI), Fiat Group, factory at Modena, the Trattore FIAT-0CI 708CM was a military modified version of farm tracked tractor 708C purchased on 1935 by Italian Army as “trattore da montagna” (mountain tractor) and employed, also for artillery’s towing, on the Colonies, during the Spanish Civil War and the WW2. For airplane’s towing the Italian Air Force employed also wheeled tractors of the same type of the Italian Army’s vehicle. Victor Sierra