The light cruiser RM Raimondo Montecuccoli when she visited Austrailia in 1938. A nice clean beautiful ship.

Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli

Italian float plane CRDA Cant-Z-506B “Airone” of 147th Squadriglia Autonoma Ricognizione Marittima (Autonomous Squadron Maritime Reconnaissance) on the slipway of the air harbor of Leros Island, Greece, 1942, during engine overhaul. Note, behind the Italian aircraft, the large crane of slipway and a German flying boat Dornier Do.24T-1 employed mainly in search-and-rescue missions. The 147th Squadriglia was an unit of Comando Militare Marittimo "Grecia" (Military Maritime Command “Greece”) in turn under the authority of Comando Aviazione Ausiliaria Regia Marina (Auxiliary Aviation for Royal Navy Command) with HQ at Rome. Victor Sierra

Italian and German seaplane at Leros

A basic trainer two seat, dual control Breda 25 (left) and an advanced trainer IMAM Ro.41 in version single seat of Capua’s Flying School at eve of entry of Italy in the war. Note the Ro.41 with two tone camouflage as the Breda 25 is in silver livery. The Flying School based at Capua Airfield, not far from Naples, was until September 1943 the School of Italian Air Force’s Academy (Accademia Aeronautica) at the time in the Royal Palace of Caserta. The enduring of flying training of Italian Aeronautical Academy at the time was of three years on two phases with a total of 72 flight hours: 42 for pilot license and 30 for military pilot license. 