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| rdfs:comment | - The CAI was established on 10 September 1940, under the command of General Rink Corso Fougier, at the insistence of the Foreign Ministry at Palazzo Chigi. The Italian Air Force Command were opposed to the move, but were overruled as the Foreign Ministry wanted to make a political gesture, because the collapse of Britain seemed inevitable.
- The "Italian Air Corps" (Corpo Aereo Italiano, or CAI) was an expeditionary force of the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) that participated in the Battle of Britain during the final months of 1940 during World War II. The CAI supported the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and flew against the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The CAI achieved limited success during its brief existence. In general, the corps was hampered by the inadequacy of its equipment.
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| abstract | - The CAI was established on 10 September 1940, under the command of General Rink Corso Fougier, at the insistence of the Foreign Ministry at Palazzo Chigi. The Italian Air Force Command were opposed to the move, but were overruled as the Foreign Ministry wanted to make a political gesture, because the collapse of Britain seemed inevitable.
- The "Italian Air Corps" (Corpo Aereo Italiano, or CAI) was an expeditionary force of the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) that participated in the Battle of Britain during the final months of 1940 during World War II. The CAI supported the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and flew against the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The CAI achieved limited success during its brief existence. In general, the corps was hampered by the inadequacy of its equipment.
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