 On 12 July, over Malta, Canadian ace "Buzz" Beurling from 249 Sqn shot down the Reggiane Re.2001s of "Tenente Colonnello" Aldo Quarantotti and "Tenente" Carlo Seganti, of 150ª "Squadriglia Caccia", mistaking them for Macchi C.202s.But two days later, he was in turn badly shot up by Reggianes.Beurling's aircraft was "riddled by better than 20 bullets through the fuselage and wings".