What aircraft is that plane and which nation? Not Germnay for sure.

[Dr.Mabuse]

Hi everyone,

i am new to this forum.

I am in the local histoy club of my hometown. For 80 years end of ww2, we try to do some little biography of very few fallens from my hometown and i asked for pictures. I got a big album with different photos. Not all are from ww2 and those which are, arent only from the fallen person. Photos of survived relatives of the guy who gave me the album, are also included. So it is hard to tell which photos are from the one who got killed in action and whose photos are from the survived ones.

That is it.

Now to my Question. I can not identify the aircraft and the nation. It is a seaplane or waterplane for sure. Double guns under the fuselage can be seen, but i have no clue about the typ of aircraft. I also have no clue about the nation. I see a white circle with a black cross. I am sure it is not Germany, as it is not the type of black cross and style the germans used. Swastika is also missing. The white circle with the black cross can be seen on the wings aswell.

Any ideas about Aricraft and nation?

Anyone here who can identify also the airplane under the left wing of the big airplane?

From style of the houses to the right, i guess the photo was taken somewhere in the mediterrain area. Do you agree? If not, why not? I have no clue where the photo was taken. The guy who gave me the photoalbum doesnt know the location either.

Any idea, guess about the year the photo was tanken?

Thanks for the help!

Best regards
Dr. Mabuse.

 

[PFVA63]

Hi,

It looks like it might be an Italian CANTZ.506 plane (see this link CANT Z.506, Airone )

Regards
Pat

 

[Snautzer01]

Italian airforce ambulance.

 

[Dr.Mabuse]

Thanks a lot!

 

[Wurger]

I agree with guys above. It is the Italian CANT Z.506 Airone of the Regia Aeronautica. IMHO it is the Z.506B modified to the unarmed "S" role (Sanitario) used as the rescue plane. So no guns there. The photo could bee taken before the September 1943.
Regarding the flying boat seen under the left wing .... it is the CANT Z.501 Gabbiano I would say.

 

[Dr.Mabuse]

I agree with guys above. It is the Italian CANT Z.506 Airone of the Regia Aeronautica. IMHO it is the Z.506B modified to the unarmed "S" role (Sanitario) used as the rescue plane. So no guns there. The photo could bee taken before the September 1943.
Regarding the flying boat seen under the left wing .... it is the CANT Z.501 Gabbiano I would say.

Much thanks! I appreciate that!

Best regards