There are 3 remaining Veltros, but all 3 are hybrids made from parts of C.202s & C.205s.
MM.91818 (bearing the registration MM.9372), is on display at the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan.
Another two are on display at the Museo storico dell'Aeronautica Militare in Vigna di Valle. MM.9546 is displayed as a MC.205 and MM.92166 is displayed as a MC.202.
Which is the most authentic Veltro?
It sounds as though it comes down to MM.91818 (= MM 9372) in Milan or MM.9546 in Vigna di Valle.
Using information from Wikipedia.
(Jim Betts)
Which is the most authentic remaining Macchi C.205 Veltro?
Hello, infos are not so true, I think.
Definitive news can be found on my Macchi C.205 Walkaround book from Squadron Signal, but in few word it can be traced as follows:
1) Preserved in Vigna di Valle there is MM.9546, an ex-C.202 converted during the war.
2) Preserved in Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica is MM.91818, another C.202 converted in C.205 that was restored in flying condition and flew from 1981 up to 1986, when it was damaged in a taxi accident. It was then traded with Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica' s other Veltro MM.92166.
3) MM92166 was prepared for export to Egypt but it wasn't delivered and remained in Italy to Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica. Traded with Aermacchi with MM.91818, was prepared to fly again, but never reached airworthy status. At the moment it is preserved in Aermacchi plant in Venegono. It is a real Veltro, with series III cannon-armed wings although the fixed tailwheel. It also has two allied a/c destroyed and one damaged at its credit.
Hope this helps,
all the best
Maurizio
Definitive news can be found on my Macchi C.205 Walkaround book from Squadron Signal, but in few word it can be traced as follows:
1) Preserved in Vigna di Valle there is MM.9546, an ex-C.202 converted during the war.
2) Preserved in Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica is MM.91818, another C.202 converted in C.205 that was restored in flying condition and flew from 1981 up to 1986, when it was damaged in a taxi accident. It was then traded with Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica' s other Veltro MM.92166.
3) MM92166 was prepared for export to Egypt but it wasn't delivered and remained in Italy to Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica. Traded with Aermacchi with MM.91818, was prepared to fly again, but never reached airworthy status. At the moment it is preserved in Aermacchi plant in Venegono. It is a real Veltro, with series III cannon-armed wings although the fixed tailwheel. It also has two allied a/c destroyed and one damaged at its credit.
Hope this helps,
all the best
Maurizio
All the best
Maurizio
Maurizio
Hi Maurizio.
This is a very belated grazie for for your helpful reply.
Imediately after your reply, I set about obtaining your book from Vincent, but it arrived just after I left for Italy. I saw MM.9546 at Vigna di Valle, & once I returned home & read your fine book, I realized how much technical detail I had missed while looking at the plane.
There were no other tourists visting Vigna di Valle while I was there, so I get the feeling that the VdV is seriously underestimated.
Cordially, Jim Betts
This is a very belated grazie for for your helpful reply.
Imediately after your reply, I set about obtaining your book from Vincent, but it arrived just after I left for Italy. I saw MM.9546 at Vigna di Valle, & once I returned home & read your fine book, I realized how much technical detail I had missed while looking at the plane.
There were no other tourists visting Vigna di Valle while I was there, so I get the feeling that the VdV is seriously underestimated.
Cordially, Jim Betts