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Macchi Fighters Survivors

July 17, 2024 Luigino Caliaro 0

Only a handful of Macchi fighters have survived intact and are on display today. In total, just seven of these esteemed Italian aircraft are preserved in museums. Luigino Caliaro provides detailed information about these surviving fighters. […]

Military Aviation Museum’s Webinar, Americans in Italy – 1918

July 2, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Join Italian author Luigino Caliaro for a photographic journey exploring the American Airmen who served in Italy during World War I. […]

Ju.87 B 2 Stuka of the 208th Squadron temporarily integrated in the 97th Autonomous Dive Bombing Group Lecce 1941

German Wings in Italian Skies

July 2, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

German Wings in Italian Skies is a fantastic book detailing German aircraft in service in Italy from 1911 to 1945. Written by Italian aviation expert, author, photographer, and passionate photo collector Luigino Caliaro, this book offers a comprehensive look at this fascinating aspect of aviation history. […]

Aeronautica Macchi Fighters.Saetta Folgore Veltro

Macchi Fighters : C.200 Saetta, C.202 Folgore, C.205 Veltro

May 2, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Luigino Caliaro’s book is a stand-alone monograph, covering variant development, production, technical details, and operations. A staggering array of illustrations supports the study, including vintage color shots, period B&W photos, archival images, color profiles, preserved examples, and original unit art, among others. It’s a visual feast. […]

Guardia di Finanza Historical Museum Visit in Italy

March 26, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Luigino Caliaro Founded in Italy during 2010, the Museo Storico del Servizio Aereo (Historical Museum of the Air Service) is a separate component of the Guardia di Finanza Historical Museum, located in Rome since 1937, […]

Book Review: The Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero

March 23, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

The elegant, three-engined Savoia Marchetti S.79 ‘Sparviero’ (Sparrowhawk) was for a period the fastest medium bomber in the world. Designed by Alessandro Marchetti, the first prototype was produced in September 1934 and over 1,300 aircraft […]

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Warbird Profile: Fairchild C-123 Provider

November 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

THUNDERPIG By Stephen Chapis Photos by Luigino Caliaro If it had not been for the Vietnam War, not to mention feature films Air America (1990) and Con Air (1997), the history of the Fairchild C-123 […]

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Warbird Profile: KELLY’S SHINING STAR

June 4, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Text by Stephen Chapis Photo Luigino Caliaro Though the Lockheed T-33 is viewed as a jet trainer of the Cold War, the type traces its origins back to the early years of World War II […]

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Warbird Profile: Teutonic Gustav

May 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 5

By Luigino Caliaro English adaptation Stephen Chapis This May 20th marks the fifth anniversary of the first flight in U.S. soil of the Military Aviation Museum’s (MAM) Messerschmitt Bf-109G-4, WkNr 19257, just prior to the […]

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Warbird Profile: COMMANDO BARBIE

April 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

By: Luigino Caliaro Edited By: Stephen Chapis Designed in 1939 by the North American Aviation Company (NAA) and baptized in honor of Major Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell (1879-1936), one of the first and most prominent […]

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