Camouflage and Markings Of The Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana 1943-1945 A Photographic Analysis Through Speculation and Research

For the first time in the English language and following years of research, the authors analyze the camouflage and markings of the Aeronautica Nationale Repubblicana (ANR), the fascist air force formed following the wake of Italy's capitulation to the Allies in 1943. This volume will undoubtedly become the defining reference on the subject. Fighting alongside the Luftwaffe to the bitter end in Northern Italy, the ANR was equipped with the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter as well as a range of Italian fighters, bombers, torpedo and transport aircraft -- all of which are examined by the authors with the aid of hundreds of previously unpublished photographs showing the camouflage and systems markings by unit and individual units. This heavily illustrated and highly detailed work of reference covers an often-overlooked aspect of Italian air power in the later stages of World War II and is essential reading for aviation historians and aviation modelers.Valentini, Gabriele is the author of 'Camouflage and Markings Of The Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana 1943-1945 A Photographic Analysis Through Speculation and Research', published 2005 under ISBN 9781903223291 and ISBN 1903223296.