The G.55’s assembly line of Fiat Aeronautica’s factory of Corso Marche at Turin completely destroyed by the 15th Air Force’s on 25 April 1944. As a consequence of this air raid the production of G.55s Centauro for the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR), the Air Force of Fascist Repubblica Sociale Italiana, was halted. Victor Sierra

Fiat’s assembly line destroyed

A dramatic picture of the 15th Air Force’s raid over Fiat Aeronautica at Turin on 25 April 1944. The factory was nearly completely destroyed and the aircraft’s production was practically halted. In foreground a three engine transport aircraft G.12 under construction for Luftwaffe destroyed by the warehouse’s collapse. Victor Sierra

Air raid over Fiat

View from high of Fiat Aeronautica d’Italia’s Airfield (Turin Aeritalia) after the air raid on 25 April 1944. Note the hangers on the left heavily damaged and, at the right, the factory’s buildings destroyed, On the airfield, riddled by the bombs, are parked many Fiat aircrafts, three engine transport plane G.12s, biplane CR.42LWs for Luftwaffe and G.55s for ANR, waiting for delivery damaged more or less badly. Victor Sierra