Aeroplane Heaven Curtiss Helldiver Italian AF 86-42 2017-04-16

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Aeroplane Heaven Curtiss Helldiver Italian AF 86-42 - Repaint for the Aeroplane Heaven Curtiss Helldiver

This folder contains a repaint for the Aerplane Heaven Curtiss Helldiver in the colors of S2C-5 MM4693 86-42 of the 86 Gruppo Antisom of the Italian Air Force, based in Grottaglie, 1952. Italy’s experience with the Helldiver was brief but interesting. In 1950, when the first post-WWII formal rearmament plan was put forward, the Italian navy identified as a priority obtaining a surplus American light aircraft carrier, with appropriate air wing. A team was sent to Naval Air Station Corpus...

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