Italian Forces

Torpedo bombers

Line up of Italian torpedo bombers Savoia-Marchetti S.79s on Sicilian airfield, perhaps Gerbini, end 1942, with the Whitead torpedos under the of belly of fuselage. The aircraft are the livery dark olive drab with individual number’s aircraft in red and white strip of fuselage “dirted” with charcoal for reduce its excessive whiteness especially during the night missions. Victor Sierra