https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/004cf266d30c709c05a5ae1d0daa9102.jpg c31bb6e1cbcdd0e113e66ce8bb818ff0 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/cb814057fef2d065fde3f5d740875cd1.jpg 2477edc3369b719a2b9a5a4597bc4250 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Italian WWII Letters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard from Italian Royal Air Force Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 10, 1942 Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Acquired from Mercatino dell'usato da Pagnoc Rimini, Italy. Transcription and translation provided by Alessia Fazakas.