Pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer in the cockpit of a SM.79 of Italian Regia Aeronautica. Unit, location and date unkown. Victor Sierra. Victor Sierra

In the cockpit

Grottaglie Airfield, Puglia, Italy, just after the armistice of 8 September 1943: a  Macchi MC.200 &quot;Saetta&quot; of Italian Regia Aeronautica &quot;greeting&quot;  one of former enemies, a RAF,s Spitfire, with one flight at very low level. Victor Sierra

MC-200

Shot by enemy's fire, this SM.79 of Italian Regia Aeronautica ditching in Mediteranean Sea. Note the upper hatch open for emergency exit of crew. Photo taken likely by rescue aircraft. Date unkown. Victor Sierra