Aviation Art - WW II Italian Air Force

World War II produced some of the most exotic and fearsome prop-driven planes ever to soar across enemy skies. The Italian Air Force is unique among World War II combatants in that they fought on both sides. Until 1943, the Aeronautica Nazionale Republicana took to the skies along with the German Luftwaffe, fighting against the British and Americans. After Mussolini was deposed and an Armistice was signed with the Allies, the former Aeronatica planes flew to Allied camps and a new fighting unit, the Italian Co-Beliggerent Air Force, was formed. The older Italian planes were soon largely replaced with British and American fighters and bombers, and Italian pilots flew more than 11,000 missions in the last 18 months of the war. Music is "Inno Nazionale Italiano," and Peter IlyichTchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien, Opus 45."

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• art
• world
• war
• II
• Italy
• Mussolini
• fighter
• plane
• bomber
• Europe

[juggooo]

I love your video's , keep up the great work!!!

ps. I can only hope you do the Dutch airforce some day ; )

[bestjonbon]

Okay, I just finished putting together a Royal Dutch Air Force piece for you. It will be up in a few days. It's a mix of art and photos.

Cheers, John

[bistekconpapas]

we do have nazies and faschists dude thats why raccisim was born!

[bestjonbon]

Remember, the Italians fought on both sides, before and after Mussolini. But what does that have to do with art? This is part of an art series on aviation art, covering all countries.

[Jjuurraa]

2:14 is french Bloch MB.152 C-1. Italy did not have these plane

[bestjonbon]

You are probably right, but I was told the French plane was provided to Italy after 1943 when they joined the Allies. Maybe I got bad information.

[bf109e4trop]

@Wabeberu

Should be lough?

[doges88]

belo mais onde eu faço o download da musica

[divisionmagus]

I salute your choice of music!!! Hate to drag in polilitics/history..some one mentioned the Italians fought on "both sides"...The loyal,brave,decent, Roman Centurion,Itatlians were for IL DUCE, the King, the Church, and FASCISM...the corrupt mafia, homosexual, leftist, anti-Franco, bandit, criminal, coward, Italians supported the "democracies"...and these lowly Italians were very few!! The majority of great Italians supported IL DUCE!!!....once again thank you and VIVA IL DUCE..VIVA FASCISMO!!

[guardiasvizzera1]

@commanderofwar Maltese race is italian! Malta was a Neapolitan dominion .

[nightfall707]

I enjoyed your video but may I make a suggestion? In your description you should add some information about the the air crews who flew for the RSI after Italy signed the armistice. Many of the Regia Aeronautica chose to fly for the Mussolinis' Salo Republic and continue the fight alongside their german allies... "Per l'Onore di Italia" For the honor of Italy. Anyhow, just a suggestion.

[commanderofwar]

VIVA LA MALTA, Italy may of bombed our great land but with every bomb dropped our spirits grew and we resisted and won the Battle of Malta

[divisionmagus]

AS A PROUD BLACK SHIRT..and member of...the FASCIST MILITIA.....I thank you for this touching tribute..to our brave flyers...from the "great conflict"....VIVE IL DUCE!!!!!!!!

[jdewitt77]

A great tribute to the Italian Air Force. God Bless Them!!!

[jimmyggh1]

Italy made some gorgeous aircraft, just not a lot of them

[DEADLYxITALIANO]

L'inizio di video, il biplano e lo spavaro, L'esploratore/Combattente.****­*For english speakers: (Beginning of video, the biplane is the spavaro, used for scout/fighter. HAHA way to add in Benito Mussolini.