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On 11 November 1940, Twenty-two Italian CR42s took off at 1200 hours from Eechlou (modern Eeklo), Belgium and climbed to 18,000 feet.

Before the actual combat MM5701, flown by 23-year-old Sergente Pilota Pietro Salvadori broke an oil pipe, fell behind the formation, and the engine overheated. He pressed on and force landed on the shingle beach at Orford Ness, Suffolk. C.¼ mile north of the lighthouse, at c.13.45 hours.

His 18 Gruppo 95 Squadriglia Caccia Terrestre aircraft bore the fuselage marking 13 crest 95 and the serial MM5701 under the tail. Salvadori was taken prisoner and was apparently very proud of his landing when he simply nosed gently over on the shingle.

When interrogated by the British, Salvadori commented that he was happy to be out of the war, was dissatisfied with the Italian officers, and didn’t like Belgian weather, the Germans, or their food!

History:

Built during 1940 as part of a batch of 200 CR.42 aircraft, serial numbers MM5510-MM5709.

On 6 October 1940, MM5701 and the other 18 Gruppo CR.42s moved from their base in Novi Ligure, northern Italy to Maldegem, Belgium, near the Dutch border, to operate as part of the Corpo Aereo Italiano (CAI), flying via Neubiberg and Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, reaching Ursel on 19th October after being held up by bad weather. Temporarily attached to 56 Stormo, the unit's aircraft carried the squadriglia shield (the claw of an eagle) and the Gruppo shield (an axe with three arrows diagonally enclosed in a vertical rectangle and the motto ocio che te copo. The unit was also given the Luftwaffe designation 18/JG56. The fighters could only operate over England for about ten minutes due to limited fuel capacity/range.

It was restored and allotted Maintenance Serial 8468M. During October 1978, MM5701 was moved to RAFM Hendon for display in the new Battle of Britain Museum. (text credit-http://captured-wings.wikia.com/)

Sergente Pilota Pietro Salvadori: Post war he rejoined the Italian Air Force but sadly died in 1953 following an accident flying a Republic F-84G Thunderjet.

(Colour by Doug Banks)

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Fiat CR-42-Falco 18.JG56 18G56S85aSA and 95aSA en route to Belgium 1940-01

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