Savoia-Marchetti S.81 “Pipistrello” of 14th Squadriglia of 4th Gruppo Bombardamento Terrestre of Italian Air Force in Italian East African (Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) at Ghinielè, Eritrea, shortly before the outbreak of the war. At the time of declaration of war on the part of Italy (10 June 1940), the exemplars of this three-engine fixed landing gear bomber presents in AOI (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia) are fifty-nine for the most part in Eritrea and area of Tana Lake (Gondar and Bahr Dar). Victor Sierra

In East Africa before the war

First symbolic act of the fascists after the march on Rome: the salute to the Unknown Soldier. Rome, october 28, 1922.
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First act

Boats of Italian seaplanes Cant-Z-501 abandoned at Aeronautica Sicula of Palermo after the entry of Allies at the capital of Sicily, Summer 1943. Established in 1935, society of Gruppo Caproni, Aeronautica Sicula S.A. produced a small series of flying boats CRDA CANT-Z-501s for Italian Air Force and was heavily damaged by Anglo-American bombardments over Palermo. Victor Sierra