Italy

Italian Aircraft Macchi Mc. 200e Saetta -single seater fighter plane -it was armed with two 12.7 mm machine guns in the upper cowling, some later versions had two additional 7.7 mm machine guns mounted in the wings

Reggiane Sagittario -single seater fighter/bomber plane -it was fast and manoeuvrable and at 6,600 feet it can fly at about 425 mph -in February 1943, 750 aircraft were ordered, but only 48 ever came off the assembly line

Savoia Marchetti SM. 79 -the most important Italian bomber of World War II -this tough three-engined aircraft established a reputation that contrasted with most Italian weapons of the day -it was flown with courage and skill -it was loaded with several machine guns located at various places around the airplane -1,000 kg of bombs were carried in an internal bay and two 450mm torpedoes hung externally

media type="youtube" key="wj0zNB1gMew" height="344" width="425" Meridionali Ro. 37 bis -observation plane