Refulling before a mission over the Balkans of a Macchi MC.205V "Vetro" of Raggruppamento Caccia of Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force, perhaps late 1943 in Southern Italy (Puglia). Note the large roundel tricolor (red, white, green) on the fuselage adopted as insigna by Regia Aeronautica Co-Belligerent and also by new Aeronautica Militare of Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic) promulgated after the referendum of June 2, 19465. VS

Veltro's refuelling

Cant-Z-1007bis of 265th Squadriglia, 88th Gruppo, 2nd Stormo Trasporto Notturno (Night Transport), of Regia Aeronautica (not official name Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force) at Lecce, 1944. Former bombers, this planes were employed by Regia Aeronautica during the war against Germany alongside of Allies like transport aircrafts for supply of forces (partisans, italians and others) fighting in Balkans through pods mounted under wings and dropped on the zone "friendly". Note two of this pods under right wing. Other two pods are under left wing.

CANT-Z-1007 Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force

Italian soldiers reading a road sign in Catalunya, Spain
1938. DVX