Lets go to see a lot of guns-Hundreds of them

[joydeepm]

Vikram ,

do let me know if they need sweepers or gatekeepers . I agree with CC .

Thanks for the brilliant post and thanks also to Timmy for all the education thereafter .

You are a lucky one ....

[Sakobav]

timmy
"(Some think that the Italians were totally incompetent during WW2, but like other such ideas about fighting men, they had their heros, as well.)"

Great write up .. OT .one of the Second World war heroes an ace Capitano Giorgio Solaroli di Briona
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_solaroli.htm...

He was descendant of Italian mercenary in India who served Begum Samru exceptional lady who had mercenary army of Indians and Europeans and then married one of her step grand daughters..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begum_Samru

best

[timmy]

Navi, thanks for those links! I've always found the Macchi C.202 to be a most interesting aircraft -- one of the best performing planes that Italy had. Like France, for various reasons Italy wasn't able to maintain a front rank position in producing fighter powerplants, but the Macchi C.202 certainly was a fine design.

However, the actual history behind Solaroli di Briona, especially Begum Samru, is very interesting -- thanks again! It doesn't seem as if our more recent historical figures are nearly as interesting or colorful! What a time she lived through and what events she participated in!