The airport dog of an Italian fighter unit, 1st Stormo Caccia, standing over the horizontal plane of a Macchi MC.200 1st Series, Sicily Summer 1940. Victor Sierra 

Airport dog

An young Italian Air Force’s NCO on the left seat of the flight deck of a Savoia-Marchetti S.79 bomber. Note the large housing of compass on top of instruments panel. Victor Sierra

S.79’s cockpit

Upper view of an Italian fighter Macchi MC.202 “Folgore” of 153rd Gruppo "Asso di Bastoni" ("Ace of Clubs"). Note the Gruppo’s number on Roman numeral (CLIII) utilized instead of Squadriglia’s number on Arabic numeral, practice adopted by some Regia Aeronautica’s units around 1943. Also the fuselage’s white strip is non-standard. The aircraft of this photo is a MC.202 Tropicalized, still with anti-sand filter on the left of engine cowling. Also the aircraft finish is still the North African camouflage preserved again from fighters switched in Homeland for the last Italy’s defence. Victor Sierra