Hi, no there is nothing "wrong" in the Italian MkV, the 20° Gruppo of the "Aeronautica Cobelligerante" that first recieved the Spitfires before 1945, were painted with the Desert scheme of the RAF, the "Continental" scheme instead was used later. Dalla Guerra Di Liberazione Alla Repubblica” Official report from Italian Cobelligerent Air force reported in the book - Author: Nino Arena - “La Regia Aeronautica (1943-1946). 10 wagons damaged, station, plats and railway equipment damaged too. In Velika railway station attacked with with 8X250 lb bombs a convoy of 15 wagons and two locomotives. Performed offensive recon on road and railway Doboj-Brod- Bos Gradiska – Banja Luka. Take off Lissa time 12:40 – landed 15:30. AA reaction with 88mm Flack.Ĥ- Spifire from 20th group. Bombs exploded very close to the vehicles – 10 vehicles damaged. Near Derventa, on secondary road bombed 10 vehicles have been bombed with 8X250 lb out of a convoy of 50 vehicles. Performed offensive recon on road and railway Doboj-Brod. Take off Lissa time 14:00 – landed 15:40. Bombed Zepte railway station dropped on the target 8 x 250 lb bombs, bomb exploded nearby results not observed.ģ. ![]() On the segment Zenica-Maglaj, nothing to report. Performed offensive recon on road and railway Zenica-Zepte-Doboj. Take off Lissa time 7:20 – landed Lissa 9:10. One plane aborted the mission and retuned to the airport after 20’ flight for a problem to the Suspended armament.Ĥ. Locomotive and 10 wagos to be considered damaged. 2 bombs exploded near the locomotive, 2 bombs in the middle of the convoy, last 2 out of target. Beetween Doboj and Brod attacked with with 6X250 lb bombs a convoy of 25 wagons and one locomotive. Performed offensive recon on road and railway Koanth – Zenica – Doboj. Take off Lissa time 12:45 – landed 14:45. From the War of Liberation to the Republic") are reported the following mission reports: Ĥ. From the armistice to the co-belligerency. Dalla Guerra Di Liberazione Alla Repubblica” (The Italian Royal Air Force (1943-1946). ![]() As by official report and a film from the Imperial War Musueum archive, that plane was able to transport as suspended armament 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs, since were equipped with the bomb pylons underneath the wings.Īs by the film from Imperial War Museum, you can see:Ī) The correct camouflage: Ocean Gray and Dark Greenī) At 3:04 you can clearly see the bomb pylons underneath the wingsĬ) In the books Nino Arena.The camouflage used was the normal RAF scheme with Ocean Gray and Dark Green, and not the Middle East one “sand and stone”.Spitfire Mk Vb/trop - premium rank III Italian fighter has a wrong camouflage and missing weapons.
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