Postcard from Italian Royal Air Force Academy
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Title
Postcard from Italian Royal Air Force Academy
Subject
This is written by someone at the Italian Royal Air Force Academy in the Royal Palace of Caserta to their friends in Bologna. This was sent almost one year before the school was closed and moved further north as the war worsened for Italy. The aircraft on the front of the card appears to be a Fiat G.50 Freccia (‘Arrow’) with an open cockpit.
Description
Italian transcription and English translation below:
Cari amici
Qui niente di nuovo
Si lavora come si puo’,
E voi lavorate molto?
Salutate anche quelli del gruppo Lavabertini, specie Mattino
X
Dear friends,
Nothing new here.
We work as best as we can.
And you, are you working hard?
Give my regards also to those in the Lavabertini group, especially Mattino.
Cari amici
Qui niente di nuovo
Si lavora come si puo’,
E voi lavorate molto?
Salutate anche quelli del gruppo Lavabertini, specie Mattino
X
Dear friends,
Nothing new here.
We work as best as we can.
And you, are you working hard?
Give my regards also to those in the Lavabertini group, especially Mattino.
Source
Acquired from Mercatino dell'usato da Pagnoc Rimini, Italy. Transcription and translation provided by Alessia Fazakas.
Date
August 10, 1942
Collection
Citation
“Postcard from Italian Royal Air Force Academy,” CIC Museum, accessed September 6, 2026, https://cicmuseum.org/items/show/98.