Friedrichshafen Bodensee Airport, Germany
Kossuth Lajos Technical College, Budapest, Hungary
Turin Polytechnic College, Italy
Fondazione Il Vittoriale Degli Italiani, Gardone Riviera, Italy
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As seen from the Dornier Museum - sorry about the fence. |
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This college has a small collection of aircraft, some of which can be powered up for systems operation. |
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A fascinating company museum, with examples of tools, musical intstruments, furniture, as well as transport such as carts, cars, motorbikes and bicycles. They also have a significant plane hanging in the main hall.
The Ansaldo A.1 Balilla was Italy's only domestically produced WW1 fighter. Arriving in late 1917, one was donated to celebrity pilot Antonio Locatelli shortly after he had taken part in the "Flight over Vienna" in an SVA - see below. Unfortunately a week later a mechanical fault caused Locatelli to make a forced landing behind enemy lines and he was taken prisoner. He made a daring escape shortly afterwards. The Air Force still ordered 100 further aircraft, all of which were delivered before the end of the war. This is Locatelli's actual aircraft. Only one other Balilla survives, 16552 at the Caproni Museum in Trento. |
Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs |
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Ansaldo A1 Balilla | 16553 |
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The "Centro di Volo a Vela (CVV) del Politecnico di Torino" (CVT), was founded in May 1952 by a group of enthusiasts including Alberto and Piero Morelli. The college maintains a small collection of gliders which have a connection with the aeronautical department, plus a variety of odd bits and pieces. They also have an excellent collection of aircraft engines, specialising in very early types. |
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Gabriele d'Annunzio was a famous poet, author and pilot. During WW1, he led some notable operations, including the "Flight over Vienna" in August 1918. in which he led a fleet of 11 Ansaldo SVA aircraft on a daring leaflet-dropping and reconnaissance 'raid'. The operation was much admired, and had big repercussions. See Aeroplane Monthly, January 2015.
The aircraft in the Vittoriale is the aircraft in which he flew during the Flight over Vienna. It is an SVA-5 specially converted into a two-seater for the operation. By the way, the Vittoriale claims to be Italy's most beautiful garden - and it's well worth a visit. |
Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs |
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Ansaldo SVA-5 | 12736 |