Caproni Ca.73
Caproni Ca.73 Bomber, biplane, twin-engined. The Ca.73 retained the airframe of the Ca.66, with fabric-covered wooden wings and ailerons on the lower wing only, while the new all-wooden fuselage, equipped with two internal bomb racks, was positioned below. It was powered by two Isotta-Fraschini Asso 500 engines mounted in tandem, with a two-bladed propeller at the front and a four-bladed one […]
CIG-Z6F3CBBA18
CIG-Z6F3CBBA18 - Tender Award Outcome 23-265-F-TD-VILLAFRANCA: Various maintenance and adaptation works for various structures used by the 1st Air Force Engineering Regiment. Insert description Return to Tenders Download tender
Caproni Ca.97
The Caproni Ca.97 was the progenitor of a family of aircraft that remained in production for over fifteen years and adopted the configuration of a fixed-wing monoplane with a fixed undercarriage. It was fitted with three small “Loraine Dietrich” radial engines, each developing 100-130 hp. Its use for military purposes began in 1929. As of 31 December […]
Curtiss SB-2C
The Curtiss SB-2C, designed by Raymond Blaylock as a “scout-bomber” (the B was omitted in Italy because the peace treaty prohibited the possession of bombers), the Helldiver was a two-seater carrier-based scout-bomber, all-metal with fabric-covered control surfaces, single-engine, low-wing monoplane. It arrived in Italy in 1950, specifically in Brindisi, to form […]
De Havilland DH.100
De Havilland DH.100 Aircraft Data Sheet DH.100 Single-engine, single-seat, jet-powered, monoplane fighter aircraft. Production for Italy, in 1949, totalled 166 aircraft, many of which were manufactured by Fiat. From March 1950 onwards, several of these aircraft were assigned to Amendola. The first official aerobatic team was later formed with this aircraft […]
Dewoitine D.520
Dewoitine D.520 Fighter aircraft, cantilever low-wing monoplane, single-engine, single-seat with all-metal construction. They were employed by the Regia Aeronautica in 1943, considering that, due to the shortage of modern fighters, the Dewoitines could be of assistance in the defence of bases in Sicily and Southern Italy. After September 8th, some D.520s were recovered […]
Dornier Do J. WAL
Dornier Do J. WAL High-wing monoplane, central flying boat with side floats, twin-engined on a cradle, all-metal construction, for reconnaissance and bombing. It was used by the Air Force for various purposes: in 1926, for example, they were used for a North Atlantic crossing; in 1928, two Wals were sent to search for the airship “Italia”; in 1932 they were […]
CIG-Z3E3BEF8AC
CIG-Z3E3BEF8AC-Award outcome tender23-175-R-P-PM-MONTECICCARDO: Technical services for structural diagnostic surveys and static verification for the static-functional restoration of a metal pylon – Military air base of Monteciccardo (PU). Enter description Return to Tenders Download tender
Dornier Do. X
Dornier Do.X Monoplane flying boat, central hull with side floats, fitted with 12 engines in pairs in tandem on 6 nacelles, entirely metal. In 1931 a Do.X flying boat was taken into service by the Regia Aeronautica and, in the same year, completed a propaganda flight along the Italian coast. In 1934 an accident caused its [...]
Fairchild C-119
The Fairchild C-119 was a twin-engine, high-wing monoplane tactical transport aircraft, equipped with a twin-tail. The Italian Air Force used sixty-five C-119s between May 1953 and April 1954 alone. The aircraft retained their US serial numbers without ever receiving Italian registration marks. The use of the “Flying Boxcar” took place almost [...]