Dave, your hint is great! I think that talking with the first pilot who met Italian Cr42s in the BoB would be very important. I already sent an email to the Sqn Association, I hope they will answer soon!
Thanks again,
Renato

Hello again, Allan!
Of course I will keep you informed. I will try also to contact the Imperial War Museum in London, they have a huge archive of tapes where the veterans recorded their experiences. Allan, do you remember where do you read the account you told me?
Thanks!

Renato

Hello, Ian! I was incredibly lucky. I just found in an italian bookshop, that sells only aviation books, a copy (the last one!) of “Courage Alone” in the italian translation (“Solo Coraggio”), for the original price of 33 Euros, that is, more or less 40 US$! This is very good, because I need the book but I could hardly afford an expense of 230 Euros for a book!
Ian, do you know any WWII veteran pilot who fought against the Regia Aeronautica? Thank you again!

Thank you!!

Dear friends,
thanks to all of you for your help! Do you know if there are still some veterans alive who would like to share their experiences?
In fact, here in Italy it is quite difficult to develop researches about WWII. It seems incredible, but 60 years after the end of the war there is always someone telling you’re a fascist or asking why are you trying to write about something that happened “a long time ago, in bad times”. Also our veterans are very little respected…
With this research project I would like to enhance how the men were first of all opponents, not only enemies, and the respect for the other was usual. And in the sky, the pilots were almost always like knights with sense of honor.
Again, thanks to all of you, I wait for more suggestions… and if I can help you from Italy, just email me!