The Regia Aeronautica, 10 June 1940

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2ND AIR REGION (PALERMO)

3rd Bomber Division “CENTAURO” (Centaur) (Catania)

11th Bomber Wing:
33rd Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Comiso)
34th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Comiso)

41st Bomber Wing:
59th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Gela)
60th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Gela)

24th Bomber Wing:
52nd Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Catania)
53rd Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Catania)

h Bomber Brigade “NIBBIO” (Kite) (Castelvetrano)

96th Independent Bomber Squadron (SM-95c – Reggio Calabria)

30th Bomber Wing:
87th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Sciacca)
90th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Sciacca)

36th Bomber Wing:
108th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Castelvetrano)
109th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Castelvetrano)

Fighter Division “AQUILA” (Eagle) (Palermo)

6th Independent Fighter Squadron (MC.200 – Comiso)
30th Recon Flight (Ro.37bis – Palermo)

1st Fighter Wing:
17th Fighter Squadron (CR.42 – Palermo)
157th Fighter Squadron (CR.42 – Palermo)

Territorial Air Zone (Bari)

116th Independent Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Grottaglie)
2nd Independent Fighter Squadron (CR.32 – Grottaglie)

35th Bomber Wing:
86th Bomber Squadron (Cant Z.501 – Brindisi)
96th Bomber Squadron (Cant Z.506bis – Brindisi)

37th Bomber Wing: 54th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Lecce)
29th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Lecce)

Albania Air Command (Tirana)

38th Independent Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Tirana)
160th Independent Fighter Squadron (CR.32 – Tirana)

120th Recon Flight (Ro.37bis – Tirana)

Aegean Air Command (Rhodes)

161st Independent Fighter Squadron (Ro.44 – Leros)
163rd Independent Fighter Squadron (CR.32 – Maritza)

39th Bomber Wing:
56th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Gadurra)
92nd Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Maritza)

Libya Air Command – East (Benghazi)

2nd Sahara Recon Squadron (Ca.309 – El Adem)

127th Recon Flight (Ro.37bis – El Adem)
137th Recon Flight (Ro.37bis – El Adem)

13th Bomber Division “PEGASO” (Pegasus – Mythological winged-horse) (Benghazi)

14th Bomber Wing:
44th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – El Adem)
45th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – El Adem)

10th Bomber Wing:
30th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Benina)
32nd Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Benina)

14th Fighter Brigade “REX” (King, in Latin) (Tobruk)

8th Fighter Squadron (CR.32 – Tobruk)
10th Fighter Squadron (CR.42 – Tobruk)

Italian East Africa Air Command – Central (Addis Ababa)

4th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Scenele)
29th Bomber Squadron (SM.81 – Assab)
44th Bomber Squadron (SM.79 – Ghiniele)
49th Bomber Squadron (Ca.133 – Gimma)
41st Recon Flight (Ca.133 – Addis Abeba)
110th Recon Flight (Ro.37 – Dire Daua)
410th Fighter Flight (CR.32 – Dire Daua)
411th Fighter Flight (CR.32 – Dire Daua)

Italian East Africa Air Command – South (Mogadishu)

31st Bomber Squadron (Ca.133 – Neghelli)
Recon Flight “South” (Ca.133 – Mogadiscio)

Air Force Command for the Navy

Under Upper Adriatic Sea Department control

4th Recon Section (Cant Z-501 – Pola)

Under Ionian & Lower Adriatic Sea Department control

142nd Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Taranto) 145th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Brindisi) 171st Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Brindisi) 3rd Recon Section (Cant Z.501 – Taranto)

Under Upper Tyrrenhian Sea Department control

141st Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – La Spezia-Cadimare)
187th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – La Spezia -Cadimare)
1st Recon Section (Cant Z.501 – La Spezia-Cadimare)

Under Lower Tyrrenhian Sea Department control

182nd Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Nisida)

Under Sardinia Naval Command control

146th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Cagliari-Elmas)
148th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Vigna)
183rd Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Cagliari-Elmas)
188th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Cagliari-Elmas)
199th Recon Flight (Cant Z.506 – Santa Giusta)
5th Recon Section (Cant Z.501 – Olbia)

Note: The Sardinia flights were grouped under the 85th Recon Squadron

Under Sicily Navy Command control

144th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Stagnone)
170th Recon Flight (Cant Z.506bis – Augusta)
184th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Augusta)
186th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Augusta)
189th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Siracusa)

Note: The Sicily flights were grouped under the 83rd Recon Squadron

Under Albania Naval Command control

288th Recon Flight (Cant Z.506bis – Brindisi)

Under Libyan Naval Command control

143rd Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Menelao)

Under Aegean Sea Naval Command control

147th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Leros)
185th Recon Flight (Cant Z.501 – Leros)

Note: The Aegean Sea flights were grouped under the 84th Recon Squadron

NOTE : All the Military airplanes in Italy during WW2 were part of the Air Force and with Air Force crews. To provide direct air recon capabilities to the Army and Navy, two separate Commands (“Air Force for the Army” and “Air Force for the Navy”) were established, to act as a go-between the “owner” of the airplanes and crews (i.e. the Air Force) and the “users” (i.e. the Army and the Navy). The “Army” and “Navy” assigned airplanes usually embarked an “Air Spotter Officer” provided by the “user” (respectively an Army or a Navy officer).

Order of Battle Courtesy: Arturo Lorioli

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