1941年底,堪称“最窝囊之轴心国成员”的意大利在德国的裹胁下向美国宣战,结果招致美国飞机的猛烈轰炸,连“不朽的罗马”也未能幸免。恼羞成怒的墨索里尼立即责成军方拟订出反击美国的计划,尤其是对美国本土目标实施打击,他吼叫:“我会让罗斯福那瘸子知道,意大利人不是好惹的。”于是,在墨索里尼的严令下,1942年春天,意大利海军、空军之间展开了激烈的“远征美国竞赛”。意大利空军委托比亚乔公司设计远程轰炸机,以期对美国纽约 At the end of 1941, Italy, the most blatant member of the Axis, declared war on the United States under the wrath of Germany. As a result, violent bombing of the U.S. planes was not allowed. Even “immortal Rome” was not spared. The shameless Mussolini immediately instructed the military to draw up a plan to fight the United States, especially the U.S. domestic target, and he bellowed: “I will let Roosevelt know that the Italians are not to mess with.” “So, In Mussolini’s strict order, the spring of 1942, the Italian Navy, Air Force launched a fierce ”expedition to the United States race." The Italian Air Force commissioned Piaggio to design a long-range bomber for the United States in New York