Volandia museum @ Milano-Malpensa 21-8-2022

[Joris Heeren]

Hi all,

A visit to the excellent Volandia (Parco e Museo del Volo) museum on 21 August 2022 resulted in the following ex-mil (or military related) inmates:

Le forme del volo (forms of flight):
(MM100002) CVV6 ex Aeronautica Militare => painted to represent MM100006
CPX616 M346 ex Aermacchi
I-TURB SF260TP ex SIAI Marchetti

Officine Caproni (Caproni workshop):
... Ca1 ex Caproni
‘1913’ Ca18 ex Caproni => 231
‘11721’ SVA 5 Replica ex ‘87ᵃ Squadriglia’

Ala rotante (Rotary wing):
MM80551/EI-299 UH-205A (ESC-3) ex Esercito
(MM57272)/EI-479 SM1019 (AL-2) ex Esercito MM removed
(MM80840/EI-818) CH-47C (ETM) ex 1° Regt AVES special c/s
MM81434/EI-964 AH-129C (EES) ex Esercito
MM5021N/6-20 SH-3D NLA ex Marina Militare
MM25165/8-07 U-166B ex Guardia Costiera
MM80483/CC-14 AB47G-3B-1 ex Carabinieri
(MM80495) AB47J-3 ex Carabinieri ‘I-MINR’ civil c/s
MM80931/CC-46 RH-206B ex Carabinieri c/n 9155, type AB 206 B1
MM81051/GdiF-93 OH-500A ex Guardia di Finanza c/n 28-0281M
(MM81172)/GdiF-124 CH-109B ex Guardia di Finanza MM removed, I-1172 in cockpit
(I-)VFMC/VF-31 AB204B ex Vigili del Fuoco => also MM80369
(MM80416) A105B ex Agusta (stored awaiting restoration)

Ala fissa (Fixed wing):
20+37 F-104G ex JaBoG 34
MMX599 AMX ex 3° RMV mks
MM4653/51-19 P-47D ex 22° Gruppo (under restoration in the workshop)
’6-8’ Vampire ‘FB52A’ ex ‘154° Gruppo’ F-AZHJ => Swiss J-1159
36805/50-30 F-84F ex 155° Gruppo
54812/51-3 F-86K ex 22° Gruppo
MM6244/10 G91 PAN ex Frecce Tricolori
MM6395/2-16 G91R/1B ex 14° Gruppo
‘MM571’ MB326 ex 311° Gruppo => MM572
I-AMDA MB339C ex Aermacchi
‘MM53101/Z-I-8’ G46-4A ex Aeronautica Militare => MM53284
MM54148/’RM-10’ T-6H-2M ex ‘I Regione Aerea’
MM56323 Avia FL 3 ex Regia Aeronautica
(I-SIJF) S211 ex SIAI Marchetti
(KJ952) Dakota IV ex RAF I-RAGF civil c/s
42-99119 L-5 ex ‘USAAF’ => MM52882
Plus unknown one (1) WWI type fighter (double winged) and another covered frame in primer in the workshop.

outside:
1397 MiG-15SB ex CL
‘155°-7’ MC205-V Mock-up ‘ex 51° Stormo’
(MM53194) M416 ex Aeronautica Militare (stored frame, off limits)
(MM620)12 DC-9-32 ex 306° Gruppo MM removed, 12 on nose
(...) A129 LAH Mock-up ex Agusta
I-SITF S211 ex SIAI Marchetti
I-SMTE S211 ex SIAI Marchetti (preserved gate)
I-SMTF S211 ex SIAI Marchetti (stored dismantled)
6911 MiG-21PFM ex 62.PLM
XM478/(‘17’) Jet Provost T3A ex RAF (I-PROV), forgot to write down the code

HTH,
Joris