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Old 02-27-2011, 04:28 PM
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Dewoitine D.520 before their transfer in Italy from Istres (France). On 1943 the Germans captured 246 D.520s and batch of 75 airplanes was transferred to Italy. The D.520 was a good plane, fast and well armed, forceful against the obsolete C.R,42s

As German forces invaded Vichy's so-called "free zone" in November 1942, they captured 246 D.520s; additionally, a batch of 62 was completed under German occupation. Some were used by the Luftwaffe for training purposes. The Germans also transferred 120 D.520s to Bulgaria and 60 to Italy. A number of them were intended for the Romanian Air Force, but the shipment was lost on the way. One source claims that they arrived and have been used against the Soviets, but says no details of service are known. Another source claims 150 aircraft were sent to Romania. Yet another source claims the so-called Romanian Dewoitines were in fact in transit to Bulgaria and only flew over Romania in order to get to their final destination. The latter seems the most reliable explanation viewed against the numbers of Dewoitines actually available.

A rare photo of the P-38 Lightning landed at Capoterra airfield on southern Sardinia the 12 of June, 1943

The 12 of June, 1943 a lonely P-38 landed at Capoterra airfield on southern Sardinia. The Italians on the airfield cannot believe what was happening. A soldier, quickly, move a car just on the front of the aircraft to prevent a restart. The P-38's pilot was opening the canopy when he realize that he had landed on the wrong place. He tried to take off but it was too late to do it and he was captured. The pilot - his identity is unknown - was flyng from Malta to Gibraltar ( other sources says he was flyng from Tunis to Pantelleria ) to deliver a bag containing documents and mail. He landed at Capoterra almost out of fuel after a long trip above the Mediterranean Sea . Later was found a compass failure resulting in 30 degrees error on the route . The P-38 was probably an E model upgraded to G models. Voices says that last four digits of the serial number were 2278. The US insignia was covered with Italian Dark Green paint who was a bit darker respect the US Olive Drab. Then were applied white bands on the booms, Sabaudian crosses on the tails and spinners was painted in white. The Lightning was tested at Guidonia Experimental Center near Rome and later was used against US bombers. The Col. Angelo Tondi - a skilled Italian pilot - flyng with the P-38 shoot down a US B-24 Liberator off Anzio coast at 11am of August 11, 1943, six of B-24's crew bailed out from the aircraft . The Italian Lightning had a no long flyng career because the German synthetic fuel used by Italians corroded P-38's fuel tanks and the aircraft was forced to stay on the ground, but US reports says that B-17s bombers were attacked by two P-38s on early September 1943. During another mission a damaged US P-38 was flyng close to US bombers needing protection. The bomber's gunners, thinking he was the " enemy " P-38, shoot down the aircraft.







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Old 02-27-2011, 05:40 PM
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Awesome, thanks posting it always interesting to hear what became of captured aircraft.
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Old 02-27-2011, 05:57 PM
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The Cant.Z 1007bis "Bir-Hakeim" (FL-AVM) of the Free French Aviation captured at Enfidaville, Tunisia

Evocative view of the captured Macchi C.202 shipped to the United States. The restored airplane is now exhibited at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington

This Cant Z 506 protographed at Kalafrana, Malta, belonget to the Regia Aeronautica's 139th Squadron RST. On July 29th, 1942 it rescued the crew of a Beaufighter but the English prisioners during the flight to Taranto overwhelmed the Italians and hijacked the aircraft to Malta. afterwards the plane was based at Alexandria

A Savoia Marchetti S.79 captured in North Africa operated by FAA unit with UK roundels but no serial - NA3T/ATPH Photo.
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:12 PM
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Potez 63.11 A3 S.N. 692 captured by germans after the occupation of Vichy's territory. Ten aircrafts of this type were utilized by the Regia Aeronautica, mostly for training flights


Two pictures of the Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV S.N. N3589 landed at Pantelleria airport on September, 13th 1940
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"On July 29th, 1942 it rescued the crew of a Beaufighter but the English prisioners during the flight to Taranto overwhelmed the Italians and hijacked the aircraft to Malta."

Not the nicest way of saying thanks
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"On July 29th, 1942 it rescued the crew of a Beaufighter but the English prisioners during the flight to Taranto overwhelmed the Italians and hijacked the aircraft to Malta."

Not the nicest way of saying thanks
I agree. They should've just allowed themselves to be taken prisoner...
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Nice, rare pics. Thanks for posting these!
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