Sheltered by the anti-blast pen an Italian fighter FIAT G.50 with engine running without chocks and pilot or serviceman on board (one serviceman in singlet and shorts is on the right wing). Unit and airfield unknown (but perhaps on Italy). Note the rough condition of the terrain and a CR.42 in background. Victor Sierra

Anti-blast pen

Ground collision at Benghazi, Lybia 1941: an Italian fighter FIAT CR.42 run over another aircraft of same type at parking and a tree. Victor Sierra

A big hug

A serviceman closing the canopy of an Italian Air Force’s Macchi MC.202 while the pilot is ready for take-off. The aircraft is a MC.202 of 374th Squadriglia, 153rd Gruppo, "Asso di Bastoni" ("Ace of Clubs") on a Sicilian airfield, 1942. The red cross over the fuselage’s white strip is the cap of battery housing. Victor Sierra