The same aircraft of previous photo. The photo enable a god view of CR.42’s structure. Victor Sierra

CR.42 burning

El-Adem, Libya, 11 February 1941: an Italian fighter Fiat CR.42 on fire. According the original caption the planes brought down after an aerial battle over Tobruk. In reality the airplane seem burned up after an attack to ground or after a crash landing due damages in combat. Victor Sierra

Italian fighter on fire

Close up of one of three engines (left engine or engine Number One) Alfa Romeo 126 R.C.34 (750hp at 2250 meters x 3) of an Italian bomber Savoia Marchetti S-79. On the ground some bombs waiting to be loaded the bomber. Note the “dedication” of the bombs (normal practice with many air forces of WW2) and under the wing the left aileron mass balance. Victor Sierra