The Standoffish Italian
The " Telebomba " was not an Italian TV show or an exploding TV set, but it was an experimental stand-off weapon (tele, from the Greek "far" or "at a distance" and bomba, bomb in Italian) tested in Italy during WWI. The objective, of course, was to allow aircraft to launch bombs at a relatively safe distance from enemy air defenses. The concept was revived recently during the Russo-Ukrainian war , in which the Russian Air Force is using similar weapons very proficuously. I thought that it would be interesting to show a couple of photographs of the Italian tele-bomb, excerpted from the n.145 of the Italian Magazine "Ali Antiche." Ali Antiche is the publication of the GAVS , and Italian association of aviation enthusiasts who research Italian aviation history and restore historically significant Italian aviation aircraft. A Telebomba being attached to a bomb pylon of the Forlanini F6 airship The Crocco Guidoni “Telebomba” by Gia...