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Another Italian WW2 bomber official manual can be found at Internet Archive Aeroplano Savoia Marchetti S.M.79: Istruzioni e Norme per il Montaggio, la Regolazione, l'Impiego e la Manutenzione Includes Aircraft Erection and Maintenance Manual Pilot's Notes Handbook Technical Description

Thanks for the note. But I don't do social media and have never had a facebook account.

Is your Piaggio 108 bomber in need of an overhaul, is it due for regular maintenance, or needs some parts? Then this is for you Piaggio 108 maintenance manual Found on Internet Archive

This book on aircraft built by Macchi showed up for downloading at Internet Archive. It covers the years 1912 - 1963.Thought it might be of some interest to list members Velivoli MACCHI

Thanks again I have the one on the right, worn but not quite as much as your copy:)

Thanks! I believe that is the one I have. I have another one these authors wrote that is more of a pamphlet bigger with fewer pages and also covers the army and air force, with, if I remember correctly, orders of battle for all three forces as of June 10, 1940 Also if I remember correctly I...

Discovered this book on the Naval Institute Press website The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940-1943 I have a similar soft cover book by the same authors that I bought years ago so I don't know if this is a reprint, a revised version or, to quote Monty Python's Flying Circus, "and now for...

The best one, in my humble opinion, was part of GDW's Europa series: Western Desert/Near East/Torch. With Torch and its rules you could play all three combined as War in the Desert The later revised version, by John Astell and GR/D, combining all three, and called "War in the Desert" was one of...

The only reference I can find to a Scotti LMG is in MILITARY ARMS OF THE 20th CENTURY - 7th Edition, by Ian V. Hogg and John S. Weeks, where there is an entry (but no photograph) for "Machine gun, System Scotti, Model 28" (manufactured by Isotta-Fraschini SpA. Turin)(caliber 7.7mm [303 British]...

Happy to have been of assistance And FWIW The volumes of official Italian Army history of the war in North Africa can be found on ISSUU, you can read them but not download them. https://issuu.com/search?q=le+operazioni+in+africa+settentrionale Part One of the first volume...

Not a book, a Master of Military Art and Science Thesis from the CARL site Fallen eagles: the Italian 10th Army in the opening campaign in the western desert, June 1940 - December 1940. https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll2/id/597/rec/1

Thanks Jeff. I was relying on the article listing Italian Army armies, corps and divisions in that edition of Rivista Militaire And my command of Italian is practically non-existent (have use Google translate a lot) Merry Christmas

Oops. 2a Divisione Libica was under command TENTH Army at Tobruk. :oops:

From this source, to be found and viewed on ISSU pages from rivista militaire (at pages 355 to 358) It would appear that 1a Divisione Libica was under command of Tenth Army in June 1940 and stationed near Bir el Gobi; and that 2a Divisione Libica was under command of Fifth Army in June 1940...

In the indexes to Christopher Shores et al, monumental (five volumes) A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945, I could only find two references to Favina: In Volume One: North Africa June 1940 - January 1942 at page 297, as commander of "153o Gruppo CT (Derna) MC.200" in the Axis Air...