An Italian plane on a Suffolk beach 1940

[tarabelle]

Hi

The picture says it's a crashed Italian plane at Orford Ness in 1940

T

[RCAF_Mike]

Yup. It's not widely known, but Italy did contribute to the Battle of Britain, sending almost 200 aircraft! Nice photo

[tarabelle]

Yeah I never heard that before

It says it came from Belgium

T

[BWEF]

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2013/...le-of-britain/

[Mike Jackson]

A FIAT CR-42 Falco (Falcon)

[Mike Jackson]

Another great image from 1940- men of XX The Lancashire Fusiliers tucking in to the crew's inflight picnic. I doubt if the bottle of vino was handed in to the authorities!