Two Italians Carabinieri standing guard over a Luftwaffe’s Messerschmitt Bf-110 on airfield, perhaps in Sicily, winter 1941. Victor Sierra

Italian guards for Luftwaffe



In the old Italian Regia Aeronautica were normal practice relocate to Speciality’s School (in particular Fighter and Bomber Schools) the planes downgraded from their original mission as replaced by most modern aircrafts. In the photo a Fiat BR.20 first version downgraded to training plane for the Malpensa’s Bomber School (note the acronym MAL for Malpensa in fuselage+the plane’s individual number) with armament completely removed. The aircraft, in all silver livery, taxiing to take off runway of Malpensa Airport, near Milan. Note the Italian tricolor extended from the rudder also to elevators. Such as the majority of Italian airfields at the time, also Malpensa has taxiways and runways in grass. A great difference with the todays Intercontinental Civil Airport of Malpensa, the second large Italian hub. Victor Sierra


Malpensa Bomber School

A recce plane Caproni Ca.310 “Libeccio” , aircraft Number 12 (MAL-12), of Malpensa Bomber Flight School warming up this engines on tarmac in grass of the airport. In background an aircraft of same type. Camouflage and insignias 1939-first half 1940. Victor Sierra