Sub Reginaldo Giuliani under the attack of 3 Sunderlands. Coming back home from a positive mission in the Atlantic, september 1st 1942 she was attacked by 3 Sunderland and heavily damaged. 5 men were killed and 4 wounded. The following day she substained 3 more air attacks, the last one by a Wellington that caused further heavy damage. The sub was forced to find the safety in the neutral port of Santander in Spain. With a benevolent eye of the former comrades of the civil war, the sub had over a month of fast repairs, and finally was able to escape the surveillance of the enemy waiting for her leaving, finally reaching the Betasom base in Bordeaux. DVX

Fight for life

A group of Fascist “Camicie Nere” (Black Shirts) in visit to Reparto Alta Velocità-RAV (High Speed Flight) at Desenzano del Garda, Lake Garda, second half of the Thirties. The RAV was a special unit established on 1928 at Desenzano for training of the pilots and tests of the seaplane racer engaged for the Schneider Trophy and, after the ultimate conquest of the Trophy by the British, for other high speed contests for seaplane and the conquest of speed records. After the conquest of the world speed record, pilot Francesco Agello, Macchi MC.72, 23 October 1934, 709.209 km/h, the RAV was engaged for research over the high speeds and for the qualification of pilots for speed over 500 km/h. In the photo on the right one Breda seaplanes and in the background the floatplane of the record, the MC.72. Victor Sierra

“Black Shirts” at Desenzano

Low pass of five Italian fighters Fiat G.50 “Freccia” (Arrow) over a Northern Italy’s airfield (Turin Aeritalia?). On the right another G.50 taxiing. The aircraft are G.50 First Series (enclosed cockpit and sliding canopy). The aircraft’s livery indicate a photo taken prior of the outbreak of the war. Victor Sierra