On 27 May, twelve Italian Fiat CR.42 biplane fighters of the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) arrived in Mosul to operate under German command.[12] By 29 May, Italian aircraft were reported over Baghdad.[13] According to Winston Churchill, the Italian aircraft accomplished nothing.[14] Other reports state that they actually arrived in time to take part in the final air battle of the Iraq campaign on 29 May, scoring victories against No. 94 Squadron RAF.[15]