Signed, now italy is part of the Tempest team

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/09/10/italy-joins-british-tempest-programme_c2d43cb8-10f4-40a6-9a89-7bbe24ca08db.html

The contract was divided into three tranches:

1. 300 Ca.313 and 100 Ca.311;
2. 300 Re.2000;
3. 50 engines for ships made by Isotta Fraschini and 1000 anti-aircraft machine guns;

After the German authorization from the Reichsluftfahrtministerium to sell the material to Great Britain two British pilots test the Re.2000, the Ca.311 and the Ca.313 in flight. At the end the representative of the Air Ministry is very satisfied of the Reggiane plane and announces that the RAF order could reach even the number of 1000. The signing of the contract was scheduled for April 6th at the British Embassy in Rome but in the night the Germans change their minds and deny the sale authorization, perhaps the same Hitler in person calls Mussolini, then Mussolini calls Count Caproni and requires him to cancel the contract.

I read something about, but the period is that of the Abyssinian War, in 1935 when the war between Italy and Great Britain seemed possible, at that point some pilots sent to Mussolini a letter in which they said they were ready to the extreme sacrifice, launching themselves with a plane against the major ships of the Mediterranean Fleet.

In this photo:

http://www.kollectium.com/index.php/alenia/foto-esemplari-di-imam-ro-37-bis.html

On the background you can see 4 of the Afghans IMAM Ro.37 in the final stages of construction in the Capodichino hangar. They have only the rudder with the Afghan colors, in the Alegi’s book “Il ritorno del Romeo” there is a possible reconstruction of the appearance of the aircrafts: roundels on the wings but not on the fuselage and rudder with the Afghan colors.

According to Tomislav over on the Hyperscale forum this aeroplane was assigned to 239 Squadriglia Regia Aeronautica and was lost on April 12th 1941 while attacking Royal Yugoslav seaplanes at Jadrovac. Here’s to a successful recovery and conservation. Lots to work with there !

and maybe it’s a grave.