Italian Co-belligerent Air Force

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The Italian Co-belligerent Air Force was the air arm of the Royal Italian forces that, after the 1943 armistice, fought alongside the Allies against Germany during the final years of World War II.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military formation
air force
military unit
activeDuring Balkan operations in World War II
Italian Campaign
ally Allies of World War II
Soviet Union
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
controlledBy Royal Italian Government in the south
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
endTime 1945
formedFrom elements of the Regia Aeronautica loyal to the Allies
foundedAfterEvent Armistice of Cassibile
headquartersLocation southern Italy
historicalPeriod final years of World War II
historicalSuccessor Aeronautica Militare
language Italian
militaryBranchOf Italian Co-belligerent Army
militaryTheatre Allied operations in Italy
notableFor fighting alongside former enemies against Germany
operatedIn Balkans NERFINISHED
Italian peninsula
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
opponent German Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany
opposedBy Italian Social Republic forces
partOf Italian Co-belligerent forces
Royal Italian Armed Forces
precededBy Regia Aeronautica
primaryMission support Allied ground forces in Italy
role air support
reconnaissance
tactical bombing
transport
serviceBranch air force of the Italian Co-belligerent government
startTime 1943
status defunct
subordinateTo Allied Mediterranean Air Command
typeOfUnit expeditionary and tactical air arm
usedAircraft Bell P-39 Airacobra NERFINISHED
C-47 Skytrain
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk NERFINISHED
Douglas A-20 Havoc
Martin Baltimore
Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED
usedInsignia modified Italian roundel approved by Allies

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fiat BR.20 Cicogna ("Italian Co‑Belligerent Air Force")
Lockheed P-38 Lightning ("Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force")
Macchi C.202 Folgore ("Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force")
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 ("Aeronautica Cobelligerante Italiana")
usedBy
Southern Kingdom
hadMilitaryForces
Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies)
militaryForce
Fiat CR.42 Falco ("Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force")
operator
National Republican Air Force
opposedTo
Italian Co-belligerent Air Force ("Italian Co-belligerent forces")
partOf
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero ("Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force")
primaryUser

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