Volandia Park and Aviation Museum, Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy |
| First opened in 2010, Volandia is housed in the former factory of the Caproni company at Vizzola Ticino. It is just a couple of hundred yards walk from Malpensa's Terminal 1 - easily accessible if you have the time to spare.
The collection is vast and varied, and the buildings include the old company chapel, filled with paintings of aviation scenes. With a shop, cafe and a restaurant, along with children's play facilities, and exhibits of Caproni's other activities such as cars and motorbikes, it would make a great day out. |
| Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs | Notes |
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| Aermacchi MB-308 | I-FABR |
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The first one, built in secret in 1946 and flew in '47. 182 built |
| Aermacchi MB-326 | MM572 as MM571 |
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Second prototype painted as the first, which first flew in 1957 and crashed in '59. |
| Aermacchi MB-339C | I-AMDA |
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C-model prototype, first flown in 1985. |
| Agusta A-104A Helicar | I-AGUM |
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Prototype designed by Emilio Bianchi. first flew in 1960. Abandoned when Agusta started AB-204 production. |
| Agusta A-109A Mk2 | MM81172 GdiF-124 |
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Guardia di Finanza |
| Agusta Bell AB-47G-3B-1 | MM80483 CC-14 |
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Carabinieri |
| Agusta Bell AB-47J Ranger | MM80495 CC-19 as I-MINR |
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Ex Carabinieri painted as the AGIP chopper that discovered the museum's SM-79 - see below. |
| Agusta Bell AB-204B | MM80369 VF-31, ex I-VFMC |
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Vigili del Fuoco - national Fire-Watching Corps. |
| Agusta Bell AB-206A-1 JetRanger | MM80931 CC-53 as CC-46 |
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Carabinieri |
| Agusta SH-3D Sea King (AS-61) | MM5021N 6-20 |
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Italian Navy |
| Agusta Westland AW-139 mockup |
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Used as a simulator | |
| Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master mock-up |
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A faithful reproduction of the 1st prototype. | |
| Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 SkySPARK | I-9843 |
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Restoration hangar. Electric motor, set a speed record in 2009. Was battery-powered, I don't know if fuel cell plans happened. |
| Ambrosini CVV-6 Canguro | MM100002 as MM100006 |
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Ex I-AECB, I-IULI. Designed at CVV Milan Polytechnic, first flown in 1941. 36 built - hold many records. |
| AMX International AMX | MMX599 |
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Fifth prototype first flew in 1986. |
| Aviamilano A-3 | I-RAPP |
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Open-class version of the A-2, a CVV Milan Polytechnic design first flown in 1964. |
| Avionautica Rio CVV-8 Bonaventura | I-DURI |
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CVV Milan Polytechnic design, first flew in 1957, 15 built. |
| Bell 47G-3B-1 | I-TRIB ex N1130W |
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| Bell-Agusta BA-609 mock-up |
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Originally a Bell-Boeing project, Agusta replaced Boeing, then AgustaWestland replaced Bell so it's now the AW609. | |
| Bleriot XI replica |
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A Mikael Carlsson machine with an original Gnome Omega rotary engine. | |
| Boeing (Elicotteri Meridionali) CH-47C Chinook | MM80840 EI-818 |
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2006 livery for the 30th anniversary of Italian Army Aviation. |
| Caproni Ca-1 |
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The oldest aircraft in Italy, first flown in 1910 from this very field. | |
| Caproni Ca-18 | 231 |
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6th production aircraft, built here and delivered in 1914. |
| Caproni Ca-113 | I-MARY |
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Sole survivor of this popular record-breaking aerobatic aircraft. The type first flew in 1931. |
| Caproni Vizzola C-22J | I-CAVT |
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The first C-22J first flew in 1980. This was the last of the three built, and the last aircraft to be built here. |
| Ciani SSVV Politecnico Milano EC40/62 Eventuale | I-CNVR |
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First flown in 1962, only two were built. |
| De Havilland (FFA) DH-100 Vampire FB6 | 6-8 ex J-1159 F-AZHJ |
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Italian Air Force markings, actually ex-Swiss AF |
| Douglas C-47B Skytrain (DC-3) | I-RAGF |
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Ex 43-48983, KJ952, G-AMSR, CS-AZL and probably a lot more. |
| Fairchild Dornier 328JET | Unregistered |
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Uncompleted fuselage stranded in the factory when the programme was cancelled. |
| Fiat G-46-3A | MM53101 Z-18 |
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Italian Air Force |
| Gabardini Idro | I-AXAC |
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1912 design, sole survivor. |
| Hughes (BredaNardi) NH-500MC (NH-369MC) | MM81051 GdiF-93 |
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Guardia di Finanza |
| Jodel D-9 Bebe | Unknown |
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Restoration hangar |
| Lockheed (Aermacchi) AL-60B-2 Santa Maria | I-MACE |
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Designed by Ed Mooney. Never produced by Lockheed. Aermacchi built around 100. |
| Macchi MC-202 Folgore replica | "MM7431 I-365" |
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Fibreglass full-size model |
| Macchi MC-205 Veltro replica | "MM9327" |
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Full-size model |
| Magni M-4 Eligiro |
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Vittorio Magni had built 3 Bensen autogyros before he designed his own M4, which appeared in 1972. | |
| Magni M-16 Tandem Trainer | I-4683 |
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Introduced in 2000. |
| Magni M-24 Orion |
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Introduced in 2008, production starting in 2009. | |
| MiG-15 | 15 white |
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Restoration hangar. This may be ex Soviet Air Force. |
| Mignet HM-293 | I-4906 |
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1946 development of the Pou du Ciel (Flying Flea) designed for larger pilots. |
| Mooney M-20E Chaparral | I-CCAA |
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| North American F-86K Sabre | 54812 51-3 |
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Italian Air Force |
| North American T-6H Texan | MM54148 RM10 |
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Italian Air Force |
| Piaggio P-166DL-3/ SEM1 | MM25165 8-07 |
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Italian Guardia Costiera (Coastguard) |
| Pitts S-1TGM Special | I-PITT |
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Built by Giorgio Marangoni |
| Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | 53-6805 50-30 |
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Italian Air Force |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 Sparviero | MM23843 as MM23881 |
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Ex-Lebanon AF L-114 shown as MM23881, which crashed in Libya in 1941 and was discovered in 1960 by AB-47J I-MINR - see above. |
| SIAI-Marchetti S-211 | I-SIJF |
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2nd prototype which first flew in 1981 |
| SIAI-Marchetti S-211A | I-SMTE |
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USAF JPATS livery - the aircraft was a contender for the competition before turboprops won. |
| SIAI-Marchetti SF-260TP | I-TURB |
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Prototype of the TP variant, first flown in 1981 |
| Stinson L-5 Sentinel | 42-99119 ex I-AEEL |
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USAF - built 1942 |
