Italian Ace Pilot: Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia cruelseas-archived2022

Italian Ace Pilot: Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia cruelseas-archived2022Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia was initially flying the SM. 81 before being upgraded to the more modern SM. 79. Shortly after his first combat mission in June 1940, Buscaglia volunteered for the new Reparto Speciale Aerosiluranti (Special Torpedo Bomber Detachment) in Libya, becoming one of their most successful pilots. In April 1942, Buscaglia was promoted, but in November he was shot down and believed killed. Buscaglia survived and was taken prisoner.

A set of barricades with barbed wire

and T-401 to T-415 - to the Black Sea fleet

see page 161/162 of the for more detail

German capital ships were built according to principles tried out in World War One

6 battalions of Caçadores were created (with more added later) and each would include include a special Atiradores (sharpshooters) company armed with rifles

but it arrived too late

Gneisenau was sunk as a blockship in German occupied Poland

24 Egyptian Medium Infantry with Spear and Shield

3 Scots Covenanter battalia commanders on horseback

would likely have dressed similarly

The depth charges were intended to be planted by the pilot of the boat

F4U Corsair