Airmen basic of Italian Regia Aeronautica with the help of great brooms washing the hangar of a bombardment unit, note the S.79 standing in hangar, of Peninsular Italy. perhaps at beginning of the war. Victor Sierra

Washing the hangar

Ground crew rearming an Aermacchi MC.200 &quot;Saetta&quot; of 6th Gruppo, 1th Stormo, Catania, employed against Malta, Summer 1940. The aircraft is a MC.200 First Series with closed cockpit and sliding door. This photo highlight the location of the two 12,7mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns synchronized with the propeller and mounted over the characteristic engine bulged nacelle. Victor Sierra

MC.200 rearming

Groundcrew of a bomber unit of Italian Air Force pushing a Savoia Marchetti S.79 under the hangar. Photo taken perhaps at beginning of the war, Summer 1940 (Note the absence of the white strip on fuselage adopted at the end of 1940). Victor Sierra 