An Italian Air Force's aircraftman in relax under the tail of a S.79 bomber, somewhere in Italy. Victor Sierra

Relax under the tail

Aided by a ground crewman, an Italian fighter pilot do up the parachute belts before the departure for a mission. The parachute is the Salvator D37, standard Italian parachute during the WWII, the plane is a Reggiane Re.2001 largely employed over Malta on 1942. Victor Sierra

Doing up the parachute

French people - the most of Italian origin, but not only - or Italians living in France, formed the 3rd Company "Volontari di Francia" of the Xa MAS marines battalion "Fulmine". Here the company during a fire training in 1944. DVX