a quick hop at the ITAF Museum at Vigna di Valle

Ah well, My amaretto drinking chum, we won it a few times so we have a few on show –

The S.6B at The Science Museum and the S.6 at Solent Sky – when I was last at Hendon there was a Supermarine racer there also – but it may have been the SS one…others will know…

TT

Yes, if you’re not planning to take any photos!! 😮

Taking pics won’t take that long I think, 2 hours must be enough.

Salu2

Ollie yes, that’s a Cant Z.506, considered by many as the most beautiful floatplane ever built. Seeing it live is a pure pleasure, the smooth design is really a viewin pleasure. It served well after the war for SAR missions, and I really think it’s the last complete survivor in the world.
Ben, you’ll love the racers, they’re by far the most beautiful racers ever 🙂 is there any british plane collection of the Schneider Cup?

Cheers

Alex

I think its pretty from the angle in the photo.

Hope to go there in 2007. With a cheap flight from Holland, it is possible to make a one day visit, leaving early, and be back the same day. Salu2 Art

Yes, if you’re not planning to take any photos!! 😮

Hope to go there in 2007. With a cheap flight from Holland, it is possible to make a one day visit, leaving early, and be back the same day. Salu2 Art

Robert, the average visitor number is really low, despite the free access, the parking and the beautiful setting, this is mainly because it’s unknown to the most, and also because the world of aviation is not so big here..
Ollie yes, that’s a Cant Z.506, considered by many as the most beautiful floatplane ever built. Seeing it live is a pure pleasure, the smooth design is really a viewin pleasure. It served well after the war for SAR missions, and I really think it’s the last complete survivor in the world.
Ben, you’ll love the racers, they’re by far the most beautiful racers ever 🙂 is there any british plane collection of the Schneider Cup?

Cheers

Alex

It’s a CANT Z.506 Airone (Heron), and I think this example is the sole survivor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANT_Z.506

Whats the 3 engined aeroplane on floats?

Those Macchi racers – they were the losing ones in the Schneider Trophy…right? Just checking…. :p

definite trip there when i darken your door in Rome one day mate!

TT

Thanks for posting!
I love old italian airplanes, especially all the tri-motors.
I allready managed to visit the Caproni museum in trento, but Vigna Di Valle is next on my list!

Great to see these IH.
I paid a visit (cheap flight from Coventry to Rome) 2 1/2 years ago – wonderful place. Brings back the memories. Your comments about the peaceful location by the lake reminds me that after walking round with me the first time the current Mrs. Smith was happy to sit by the lake watching helicopter crews doing rescue practice on the lake – and taking in the fabulous scenery.
Just seems a pity there weren’t more visitors (although, being selfish, that was great for photography) – any idea what sort of attendance figures the museum has IH?
Roger Smith.

…and here goes the bottle of amaretto 😉
Romeo Ro.37, one of the 5(?) recovered near to Kabul. According to one of the museum caretakers they will be used to make a single and very complete exemplar. Little gem, ain’t it? 🙂

A really weird thing happened while i was makin a quick video to show the panorama of the biggest hangar: we heard something like two waves of piston aeroplanes flying by. There’s no audio system in the hangar nor video stands, so we really had no clue where it did come from! Bear in mind that we’re in Italy, and a warbird flyby is a really remote possibility, let alone a bunch of them! Haunted hangars anybody? 😉

relic…

Ro.37 bis…?

By relic, do you mean the Romeo recovered from Afganistan?

🙂

Bruce

this is a view of the old pier in the museum. It’s weird to have an aviation museum on a lake, but Bracciano lake was a major seaplane base and many experiments were made on it. The surrounding area really gives a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere 🙂

some more shots