View inside of the front gunner’s compartment of the M (M for Modified) of Italian twin engine bomber Fiat BR.20 (BR.20M) with the 7,7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun in turret Fiat H for the defense of forward sector. The BR.20M was also defended by other two Breda-SAFAT machine guns: one 12,7 mm in semi-retractable dorsal turret Fiat MI for defense of upper and rear sectors and one 7,7 mm in retractable turret for defense of lower sector. Victor Sierra

The defense of an Italian bomber

An Italian fighter pilot, in complete flight suit boarding on a Macchi MC.202 “Folgore”. The photo highlight the arrangement of principal armament of this famous Italian fighter: two 12,7mm Breda-Safat synchronized with the propeller, each with 360 rounds over the engine cowling. The airplane is also equipped with the anti-sand filter on the left side of cowling. Victor Sierra

The MC.202’s weapons

An Italian bomber Fiat BR.20M flying over a mountain range, perhaps in the Balkans, during winter time and in the presence of scattered clouds. The cloud’s shape suggest a weather situation characterized by a cold front and by a strong tail wind with, in this last case, a consequential increase of the ground speed. Victor Sierra