6 Stormo

  3 Gruppo CT Squadriglie 153, 154, 155 Stormo 6

3 Gruppo CT Squadriglie 153, 154, 155 Stormo 6
Arrival Base Country Aircraft Zone Duties
1 Jun 1940 Monserrato Sardinia CR 32 CR 42 ASAR DF. TG. AE. CE
24 Jul 1941 Sorman Tripolitan CR 42 SQA5 CE. DF. NF. GA
Dec 1941 Ara Fileni Tripolitan CR 42 SQA5 DF GA
Jan 1942 El Merduma Tripolitan CR 42 SQA5 DF. GA
29 Jan 1942 Sidi Omar Egypt CR42 SQA5 DF. GA
Feb 1942 Benghasi K2 Cirenaica CR 42 SQA5 CE. NF. DF. GA
May 1942 Benghasi K3 Cirenaica CR 42 SQA5 DF
25 May 1942 Martuba 5 Cirenaica CR42 SQA5 GA. DF
14 Jun 1942 Ciampino Italy MC 200 SQA3 TG
Sep 1942 Lecce Italy MC 200 SQA4 CE
11 Nov 1942 Chinisia Sicily MC 200 ASIC CE. AE. DF
May 1943 Caltagirone Sicily Me 109G ASIC TG
12 Jun 1943 Comiso Sicily Me 109 G ASIC TG. DF
16 Jul 1943 Palermo Sicily Me 109 G ASIC IT
16 Jul 1943 Littoria Italy Me 109G SQA3 TG
22 Jul 1943 Torino-Caselle Italy Me 109 G SQA1 DF

From 1 June 1940, 155 sq was detached to Alghero under training, and also to defend Cagliari port and escort 19 Gruppo on sea recces. The first operation was on 16 June, escorting Breda 88s to Corsica. At this time 3 Gruppo had 28 CR 32s and three Ca 133s. On 9 August, two pilots of 153 sq downed a French LeoH 470 flvingboat. In November the Gruppo joined in the battle of Capo Teulada. escorting bombers and ships, and making day intercepts. It was also involved in training with the Regia Marina units.

From January' 1941. the CR 32 was gradually replaced by the CR 42. The older aircraft ceased operations around April. A G 50 B two-seater trainer arrived that month, with the intention of converting the pilots to the G 50 bis. Lack of available numbers of the latter type meant the unit remained on CR 42s.

On 25 May 155 sq left Alghero for Roma-Lecce-Rodi-Aleppo-Mossul to help the Iraqi revolt. On 6 June it returned to Rodi and was renumbered as 164 sq.

With a new 155 sq formed on 14 July, the Gruppo moved 10 days later to the Libyan front, having left its aircraft to 24 Gruppo in Sardinia. On arrival they received 12 CR 42s from 150 Gruppo who were returning to Italy. There followed a period of ground strafing, night fighting, convoy escorts and defence of Tripoli port. On 28 December Ara Fileni and Bir el Mcdiuna were used to help protect German forces from approaching Allied units. 154 sq moved to Martuba in March, followed in May by the rest of the Gruppo.

In June 1942. the unit returned to Italy to rest and re-equip with MC 200s and replacement pilots after 11 months of operations. In September 153 sq was detached to Reggio Calabria. The whole unit now began escorting convoys.

The unit reunited in November at Chinisia. to escort ships and aerial transports reinforcing Tunisia. Bases in Pantelleria and Tunisia were used in a shuttle effect. In January. 154 sq went to Reggio Calabria for convoy escort duties off Calabria.

After the Axis withdrawal from Africa, the unit received Me 109Gs in June, having lost many aircraft to Allied bombing in May. With more losses, in the air and on the ground, the unit retired to Italy to re-equip with new Me 109s. On 7 September they still awaited full equipment.

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Regia Aeronautica Aces (World War II)
Ace No of Kills
Teresio Vittorio Martinoli22 kills
Franco Lucchini22 kills (1 in Spain)
Leonardo Ferrulli21 kills (1 in Spain)
Franco Bordoni-Bisleri19 kills
Luigi Gorrini19 kills
Mario Visintini17 kills
Ugo Drago17 kills
Mario Bellagambi14 kills
Luigi Baron14 kills
Luigi Gianella12 kills
Attilio Sanson12 kills
Willy Malagola11 Kills
Carlo Magnaghi11 kills
Angelo Mastroagostino11 kills
Giorgio Solaroli di Briona11 kills
Mario Veronesi11 kills
Fernando Malvezzi10 kills
Giulio Reiner10 kills
Giuseppe Robetto10 kills
Carlo Maurizio Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa10 kills
Massimo Salvatore10 kills
Claudio Solaro10 kills
Ennio Tarantola10 kills
Giulio Torresi10 kills
Adriano Visconti10 kills

 

 Italy Map

 

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    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
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  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_C.202_Folgore

 

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