I too would like to add my thanks to Russell and his team for a great day and the opportunity to get up close and personal with XS458.

I would wholeheartedly recommend the day to everyone!

There are lots more photo’s of this lovely lady in the Airshow Photos section:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=90310

Geoff

Hi Skybert,

I believe you’re refering to the ‘Volandia’ which is being built at the site of the old Caproni Warehouses. The full site is still being developed, but they opened a small taster of it which is what was covered in the magazine. There is some more information on the project on these sites:

http://www.volandia.it/

http://www.museoaeronautica.it/en/progetto_museo_aeronautica/progetto_museo_aeronautica.htm

I hope that helps

Geoff

There was a show there earlier in the summer – classic vehicles and aircraft and a ‘Glenn Miller’ style dance. It was the same day as the England/Portugal game so I didn’t go down there, but I kept leaving the TV to rush into the garden to see what was flying about. There were a couple of Spitfire displays and a number of Stearman’s displaying as well, so while we might not see anything ‘interesting’ based there I guess there’s always the chance of a repeat of the show. If so, I think I’ll get myself down there 🙂

At least now I know what it’s called as well

And then after a 40 minute taxi ride I also ‘accidentally stumbled’ over the Museo del Aire 😀