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[greybeard]

For a new campaign I'm building, would be nice to have proper livery for the "damned hunchback". 

I'm attaching reference:



6 Squadriglia, 44 Gruppo Bombardieri, 14 Stormo Bombardieri, 13 Divisione Aerea "Pegaso", Regia Aeronautica della Libia - East,
Diredava airfield. Ethiopia, June 1940.

It should be without individual markings (i.e. the number 1 in above picture).

S!
GB

P.S.: in addition, also a suited skin for CR.42 would be great.



413 Squadriglia C.T., Gura, Eritrea/Addis Ababa, Abyssinia 1940-1941.

This requires the Squadriglia number on fuselage sides, i.e. 413.

[greybeard]

A footnote.

Many of the Italian pilots in East Africa were veterans of the Spanish Civil War and I think this explains the black St. Andrew's Cross on a white background as a theatre marking.

[Knochenlutscher]

You'll find that Skin together with all other historical kites ever photographed
related with AOI--East African Theatre (Axis/Allied) in my released AOI Skinpack.

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,42482.0.html

The above Profile for the SM.79 is well done, as can be from the source pic, which is rather
took from far away distance, but it seems to match the mimetico pattern.
The Fiat is questionable, it was 413° not 412° inventory, this kite was found at Addis Abeba,
a second is known to be photographed at least twice by a Wingmen of Ildebrando Malavolta, showing his kite
not even sporting any unit markings at all, just the cross, though the Serial is visible in one pic and
it must be the kite in which Malavolta finally crashed.

As for the cross markings, since it seems to be a recognition marking in the later stages of the Conflict,
according italian sources. (Dimensione Cielo and Ali D'Italia Publications)
It was found on captured SM.79 (5 examples from 6°), CR.32 (1 example from 410°) and CR.42 (2 examples from 413°)
and finally on a sole example Caproni Ca.133 of Staff Flight settore Somalia, SM-5.
Interestingly enough, not all inventory depictured were applied these recognition markings, so there's still sth.
questionable, why would a single Caproni of Staff flight sport it, when 3 or more others don't show it?
Same goes for all other types were the markings showed up to be of mixed type.
Maybe it was an Ad-Hoc commando or special duty unit, who knows.
As for SCW merorabilia, emblem, the evidence is weak, this was known to be the case in one of
the Bomber units were Benitos Sons served respectively. 15° Squadriglia on 101 and 133 Capronis
That's it, uuufff

Kind Regards
Tobias

[greybeard]

Thanks for the link and your work.

About the black St. Andrew's Cross, I've only one source, a little book by Shore about Regia Aeronautica. All AOI aircraft depicted (photos and drawings) sport the SCW emblem, but a S.81 Pipistrello. It looks quite typical and representing that front, IMHO.

Best regards,
GB

[Knochenlutscher]

Anyway, glad you found the Pack that should suit your needs.

Best wishes from me
Tobias