One of the some forty Fiat G.50s seized by Germans after the Armistice of Italy of 8 September 1943. Many of this, between twenty and twenty-five, were switched to Croatian Air Force in addition to aircrafts of same type purchased in Italy. With this planes former Italian Air Force were established two units for close air support. Victor Sierra

G.50 in Luftwaffe markings

Luftwaffe’s Junkers Ju-87B Stuka in mission over Libya with the escort of an Italian fighter Fiat G.50bis “Freccia”of 358th Squadriglia, 1941. Victor Sierra

Escort flight

One of the 2 A-variant aircraft built, displaying German markings. The Laté 299A was a Latécoère 299 (whose project started in 1937 and ended in July 1940 with the French capitulation) fitted with a second, tandem engine on the same crankshaft driving contra-props, and configured as a land plane instead of a floatplane. The Germans picked up the project again in 1942 but the prototypes never actually flew, althought one was taken to an airfield for testing in April, 1944. It was destroyed by fire on the 30th of that same month, thus ending his story.