Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Italy's Volandia museum has unveiled a replica of a Savoia Marchetti S 55 X, an aircraft type which was used by Italo Balbo for his 1933 Atlantic crossing.


In 1933, Balbo led a formation of 24 of these flying boats from Orbetello, Italy to Chicago to participate in the Chicago World Fair named “A Century of Progress”, celebrating the centenary of the founding of the city of Illinois.

This static replica was built over the course of seven years in a total of approximately eight thousand person-hours utilizing the original drawings of Alessandro Marchetti. Thanks to the dedication and passion of a core of ten passionate, former workers of Siai Marchetti of Sesto Calende, and some Volandia volunteers, also supported by important local industries, the museum now exhibits the most iconic Italian air


I've posted about these aircraft several times https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Balbo

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