Règia Aeronautica [IL-2]

Some of my footage from the game IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 on full realism settings, with the mods: Italian Campaign Folder, The Battle of Malta 1940-42 (IT), Aces of the Italian Empire. Mods downloaded from: http://www.mission4today.com ('Italian Campaign Folder' is the one that has the Italian Speechpack, Italian Medals and icons and the other two campaigns require it). I usually play as an IL-2 (Soviet ground attack) pilot. Watch in High Quality From Wikipedia: 'The Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) was the name of the Italian Air Force established as an independent service from 1923 until the Kingdom of Italy's transformation to a Republic in 1946. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Italy was at the forefront of aerial warfare: during the colonization of Libya in 1911, it made the first reconnaissance flight in history on October 23, and the first ever bombing raid on November 1. During World War I, the Italian Corpo Aeronautico Militare, then still part of the Royal Army (Regio Esercito), operated a mix of French fighters and locally-built bombers, notably the gigantic Caproni aircraft. The Italian Royal Navy (Règia Marina) had its own air arm, operating locally-built flying boats. The Italian air force became an independent service - the Royal Air Force (Règia Aeronautica) - on March 28, 1923. The Fascist regime of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini turned it into an impressive propaganda machine, with its aircraft, featuring red-and-buff "rising sun" livery on the wings, making numerous record-breaking flights. It reached its zenith when two fleets of flying boats, led by General Italo Balbo, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1931 and 1933 respectively. During the latter half of the 1930s, the Royal Air Force participated in the Spanish Civil War, as well as the invasion of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). When World War II began in 1939, Italy had the smallest air force among the three major Axis powers. With a paper strength of 3,296 machines only 2,000 were fit for operations, of which just 166 were modern fighters - the Macchi MC.200 and Fiat G.50 were still slower than their potential Allied opponents. While numerically still a force to be reckoned with, it was hampered by an inadequate local aircraft industry; technical assistance by its German ally did little to improve the situation. The last mission of the Royal Air Force was the defence of United States Army Air Force (USAAF) bombing on Frascati - Rome in September 8, 1943. The Royal Air Force (Règia Aeronautica) officially ceased to exist when Italy became a republic on June 2, 1946 and was succeeded by the Air Force of the Italian Republic (Aeronautica Militare).' Dicta Boelcke (from Oswald Boelcke, WWI German Ace): 1. Try to secure the upper hand before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you 2. Always continue with an attack you have begun 3. Only fire at close range, and then only when the opponent is properly in your sights 4. You should always try to keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses 5. In any type of attack, it is essential to assail your opponent from behind 6. If your opponent dives on you, do not try to get around his attack, but fly to meet it 7. When over the enemy's lines, never forget your own line of retreat 8. For the Staffel: Attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single combats, take care that several do not go for one opponent'