Piaggio P.108
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The Piaggio P.108 Bombardiere was an Italian four-engine heavy bomber that saw service with the Regia Aeronautica during World War II. The prototype first flew on 24 November 1939 and it entered servi
Piaggio P.108
Like the Lancaster, the P.108's nose turret was positioned above the bombardier/bomb-aimer
P108 in flight.
On Grottaglie airfield, Italy, pilots, Flight Lieutenant L. Wynne of Yorks, England, Squadron Leader Brian Eaton of Melbourne, Vic, Flight Lieutenant Harris DFC of Adelaide, SA, talk to an Italian pilot who has just brought his four-engine Piaggio P.108 bomber aircraft from Northern Italy.
Piaggio P.50
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The Piaggio P.50 was an Italian prototype heavy bomber designed and built by Piaggio for the Regia Aeronautica.
Piaggio P.108
…four-engine strategic bomber used by the Regia Aeronautica during World War II. It was a development of the earlier underpowered and wooden-structured P.50-II which was unable to take off at its designed maximum weight. The designer of the aircraft was Giovanni Casiraghi, an experienced engineer who had worked…
One of the two P.50-I prototypes
P 50 first version, four liquid-cooled engines in two nacelles
P 50 second version, four air-cooled engines in four nacelles
P 50 metallic version, Casiraghi designed it like a P 108B forerunner