Italian Air Force Museum - C.200

[Gianlupo]

Hi there, guys!

As promised in another thread, here's the pictures I took Sunday during my visit at the historical museum of Italian Air Force. I'll open different threads in this forum: for starters, here's the Macchi C.200, the predecessor of the 202 and 205 we have in game.

       

[Gianlupo]

     

[Gianlupo]

 

These ones were taken through a glass (sorry, it was the only way I could get behind it)

 

Hope you'll enjoy them, more to come!

[Imowface]

  talk about plane porn!

[EagleDNY]

Nice pics!  Bribe a local official and get into the cockpit of a C.202 / C205 and take a full set of pics for HTC to use in updating our italian rides!  If you see a Fiat G.55, first drop to your knees and give it a rousing chorus of "I'm not worthy!" 3 times, then take a full set of pics (interior and exterior) for HTC.

Seriously tho - where is that museum?  I have a client that runs tours to Italy as his specialty, and he is one of those guys that KNOWS EVERYBODY.  I have to ask him if he knows anyone there.

[Imowface]

Museum is in or near Rome I belive

[Gianlupo]

Nice pics!  Bribe a local official and get into the cockpit of a C.202 / C205 and take a full set of pics for HTC to use in updating our italian rides!  If you see a Fiat G.55, first drop to your knees and give it a rousing chorus of "I'm not worthy!" 3 times, then take a full set of pics (interior and exterior) for HTC.

Seriously tho - where is that museum?  I have a client that runs tours to Italy as his specialty, and he is one of those guys that KNOWS EVERYBODY.  I have to ask him if he knows anyone there.

It's north of Rome, on the shores of the Bracciano lake, at Vigna di Valle, a historical site for Italian aviation; here's a link to the Air Force website:

http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/museo_storico_eng/Pagine/default.aspx

As for bribing someone and get into cockpits, I'm afraid it won't be doable! Just think that the president of our flying club is a former fighter pilot and he knows a lot of people at Vigna di Valle, but couldn't get permission to visit the restauration area (although, maybe, if we go back there with fewer people... )

Tonight, I'm gonna show you the Fiat CR.42 Falco!

(Don't worry, Imowface, Schneider racers otw!)

EDIT: corrected typo.

[Imowface]

  ,About the restoration area, a Little birdie tells me that they are currently working on a Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete 

[Gianlupo]

Little birdie is not totally correct... they are working on an Ariete, but it's not at Vigna di Valle, yet.

[Imowface]

Ah I see, hopefully it will be there but the time I go 

[EagleDNY]

I went to the museum website (link up the thread), and YES they do have a Fiat G.55 and a C.205 in the collection. 

There is contact info there if some 'researcher' from HTC wanted to contact the museum for technical data and photos. 

[Gianlupo]

I went to the museum website (link up the thread), and YES they do have a Fiat G.55 and a C.205 in the collection.

LOL, gimme time to post the related pictures, dude!

There is contact info there if some 'researcher' from HTC wanted to contact the museum for technical data and photos. 

Since I'd like to have first hand info about WWII Italian aircrafts, units and men, I asked around. Looks like the real mine to dig it's not in Vigna di Valle, but in Rome, at the National Archives and Air Force HQ Archives. Sooner or later I'll make a trip there.

Oh, btw, for cockpit pictures, I have a lot of them in magazines and books, both in B/W and colours.

[Urchin]

They wouldn't happen to have a P-39 in their collection would they? 

I'd like to try skinning one, and an Italian or Free French P-39 would be cool.

[Gianlupo]

Sorry, Urchin, no P-39 at the museum.

But three years ago I asked for some Italian skins in the appropriate forum and posted lots of pictures, including pictures of a P-39. I'll upload them again ASAP and link them. I got nice Spit and 109 skins from that thread, now I wouldn't mind closing the circle with 39 and (hint, hint! ) Ju-87 skins.

[pipz]

Very Nice Pictures !!