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The Bomber Offensive that Never Took Off: Italy's Regia Aeronautica in 1940
Dec 2009, Vol. 154, No. 6By A D Harvey
The Italian Regia Aeronautica was in 1940 one of most powerful air forces in the world. Yet even when compared to the mixed records of other wartime air forces, it failed to significantly further Italy’s war aims. In technology, training, tactics and strategy, the Regia Aeronautica failed to match the progress of the Luftwaffe or RAF, through misjudged dispositions and diffuse objectives. This article charts the squandering of a potentially important Axis asset.
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