Aviation Museums

and airworthy collections

ITALY

Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare

Via Circumlacuale, 00062 Vigna di Valle RM

Date of visit: 20th June 2023 

The Museo Storico Aeronautica Militaire is located on the shores of Lake Bracciano, inside the historic headquarters of the ancient hydroport of Vigna di Valle, the oldest aircraft establishment in Italy. Inaugurated in 1977, the museum's origin is linked to one of the fathers of Italian aviation Major Maurizio Moris, Brigade Commander of the Corps of Engineers, who in 1907 created the Experimental Aircraft Factory Workshop in Vina di Valle and an airship flying School in 1910.

Operated by the Aeronautica Militare, the museum recently reopened in June 2023 having undergone a major refurbishment. Over 80 aircraft chart the history of Italian aviation and are set out in chronological order via a defined route through the 5 themed hangars, each having their own history to tell.

External

Breguet BR-1150 Atlantic

MM40118 / 41-03

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

MM61776 / 14-45

Grumman HU-16A Albatross

MM50179 / 15-5

Grumman S2F-I Tracker

MM136556 / 41-6

1920's Ansaldo crane, used to lift the large seaplanes into the lake.

Hangar 1 - Troster Hangar

Pioneers of Flight 1904 - 1918

1 SPAD S-VII

S.1420

2 SPAD S-VII

S.1383

3 Macchi-Hanriot HD-1

19309 / 76 / 'HD no.515'

4 Bleriot XI-II

BL246

5 Ansaldo SVA 5

11721 / '1'

6 Caproni Ca.3

23174

7 Wright Flyer Type 4

Replica using original parts

8 Junkers J1/J4

805 / 17 (fuselage)

9 Lohner L.1

L-127

10 Barhino Hydroplane 'Crocco-Ricaldoni'

No.2

Hangar 2 - Velo Hangar

Between Wars 1919 - 1939

1 Macchi M39

MM76 / II

2 Macchi M.67

MM105

3 Macchi Castoldi MC.72

MM181

4 Fiat C.29

MM130 bis

5 Ansaldo AC 2

MM1208 / 94-6

6 IMAM Ro37bis 'Lince'

MM11341 / 110-12

7 IMAM Ro43 'Maggiolino'

MM27050 / ORB-23

8 Caproni Ca-100 'Caproncino'

FIR-9 / I-GTAB

9 Fiat CR.32

3-6

10 Fiat CR.42

MM5643 / 162-6

11 Libratore Bonomi BS.17 Allievo Cantù

-

12 Caproni Campini CC.2

MM488

General Umberto Nobile Airship exhibition

Hangar 3 - Badoni Hangar

World War II 1935 - 1949

1 IMAM Ro41

-

Not present during visit

2 Savoia-Marchetti S.82/SM-82PW 'Marsupiale'

MM61187 / 'ZR-89'

3 Macchi MC-200 Saetta

MM5311 / 369-1

4 Nardi-Piaggio FN 305

MM52757 / 3

5 Regianne Re. 2002

MM8669 / 5-239

6 Fiat G.212AV

MM61804 / 142-5

7 Macchi MC-202 Sr.XI 'Folgore'

MM9667 / 73-7

8 Macchi MC.205 'Veltro'

MM9546 / 97-2

9 Fiat G.55 'Centauro'

5

10 Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 'Sparviero'

MM24327 / 278-2

11 Fieseler Fi-156C-3 Storch

MM12822 / 20

12 North American P-51D Mustang

MM4323 / RR-11

13 CantZ 506 S 'Airone'

MM45425 / 84-4

14 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe

MK805 / MM4084

15 Reggiane Re.2002

MM8669 (wreckage)

Hangar 4 - Skema Hangar

Post War 1946 - 2012

1 Stinson L5 Sentinel

MM52848 / S-12

2 Lockeed (Fiat) F-104G Starfighter

MM6501 / 3-11

3 Panavia Tornado F3

MM7210 / 36-12

4 de Havilland DH.113 Vampire NF.54

MM6152

5 Fiat G.91Y

MM6959 / 8-66

6 Canadair CL-13 Sabre 3

MM19792 / 13-1

7 Macchi MB 308

MM53058 / SG-8

8 Lockeed RT-33A

MM53-5594 / 9-35

9 Fiat.G.46-4A

MM53286 / Z-I-7

10 Fiat G.59 4B

MM53276 / SE7

11 North American T-6G Texan

MM54097 / RR-67

12 Fiat G.80-3B

MM53882 / RS-22

13 SIAI-Marchetti SF260AM

MM54436 / 70-63

14 Macchi M.416

MM53762 / AA-48 / I-AELY

15 Aermacchi MB 326E

MM54389 / 68

16 Fiat G.91T1

MM6344 / SA-47

17 SAI Ambrosini CVV 6 'Canguro Palas'

MM100028

18 Republic RF-84F Thunderflash

MM52-7458 / 3-05

19 North American (FIAT) F-86K Sabre

MM55-4868 / 51-62

20 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

MM53-6892 / 36-38

21 Fiat G.91R1

MM6280 / 2-33

22 SAI Ambrosini S-7 Super

MM558

23 Aerfer Ariete

MM569

24 Aerfer Sagittario 2

MM561

Hangar 4 - Annex

Helicopters

1 Agusta-Bell AB47G2

MM80113 / 12

2 Agusta-Bell AB47J

MM80187 / SE-38

3 Agusta-Bell AB-204B

MM80357 / RM-112

3 Agusta-Bell AB-212 ICO

MM81161 / 9-61

5 Agusta Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King

MM80973

6 Agusta Sikorsky Pelican HH-3F

MM80986 / 15-15

Hangar 5 - Hangar 100

1952 - 2020

1 Republic F-84G Thunderjet

MM51-16746 / 51-29

2 Aermacchi MB 339PAN

MM54485 / 0

3 Fiat G.91 PAN

MM6250 / 9

4 Piaggio P166ML-1

MM61933 / 53-34

5 Piaggio Douglas PD-808GE

MM61961

6 Eurofighter F2000A Typhoon

2nd Italian Prototype MMX603?

Not present during visit

7 Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS

MM7071

8 General Dynamics F-16A-15-CF ADF Fighting Falcon

MM7251

9 AMX International AMX

MM7125

Pavillion 22

Engines, uniforms, memorabillia, cockpit sections....

Grumman Tracker S-2A

MM148295 / 35 (Nose section)

Lockheed F-104S-ASA-M Starfighter

MM6720/9-51  (cockpit)