'Fascist wings over the world.' Fiat exhibit at the 1940 Triennale di Milano fair, which closed prematurely due to Italy's entry in WWII. The G.18 was soon impressed as MM60434 and allegedly ended up with Lufthansa as D-AOKZ. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

The G.18 was a 18-passenger airliner first flown in 1935. It was followed by the uprated G.18V in 1937 as the original aircraft was underpowered. Three G.18s and six G.18Vs were built, all for ALI, which was owned by Fiat. I-EION was impressed as MM60431 in 1940. See other crop for a slightly larger view of the Miles M.11, G-AEYB. Photo from: Fondazione Fiera Milano

The G.212 - the last trimotor before the trijets. I-ELCE crashed into the embankment of the Basilica of Superga church on a hill outside Turin on 4 May 1949. On board was Torino FC, returning from a match in Lisbon. All four crew and 31 passengers were killed, including 18 players. Torino were the top Italian side of the era, and largely made up the Italian national team. The club still won the 1948-1949 Serie A title, but never recovered from this air disaster, and was overtaken in Turin by Juventus. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich