Talk:Corpo Aereo Italiano

Dubious photo of fighter aircraft

I see, that photo I've removed on July 26 is returned now. I realise that photo is described as "CR.42s of 75a Squadriglia over England" in Commons - but there are certainly some problems with the photo:

• A)Aircraft features:
  • aa)Inline engines;
  • ab)small, but distinctive forward pointing conical "bulge" in the center of upper wing - both features of earlier Fiat CR.32 but not of (radial engined) Fiat CR.42s, which are otherwise quite simmilar superficially.
• B)18° Gruppo Caccia Terrestra, the only biplane fighter group of CAI, consisted of 83^a, 85^a and 95^a Squadriglia. Aicraft on the photo are described as belonging to 75^a Squadriglia, which corresponds with fuselage numbers of aircraft.
• C)Aircraft on the picture are sporting prewar italian insignia on tail - italian tricolour - which was, with Italian declaration of war (or just prior to declaration) replaced by white cross.

I'm not convinced that this photo shows CAI aircraft over England. Regards --ja_62 (talk) 20:02, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

You are right, I think the confusion stems from the look of the lead aircraft in the formation: from the angle the picture was taken its cowling and oil cooler intake look a lot like the CR.42's cowling, with the little bulge on the bottom of the NACA cowling. You may remove the picture.Brutal Deluxe (talk) 20:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)