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Re: SM79s

Posted by Gregory on Sat Oct 12, 2002 02:17:36 PM

In reply top Re: SM79s posted by Mikael Olrog on Sat Oct 12, 2002 09:23:23 AM

Mikael -

Some 5-6 years ago there was an attempt to set up a museum in Pisa, sponsored by a number of local bodies under the label of "Consorzio Pisa Ricerche" and also comprising the university. I even wrote a concept/proposal for them, but eventually the project collapsed and most of the aircraft were disposed of or returned to their owners. The S.79 fuselage frame was returned to the Air Force but went back into storage. I doubt any work was actually performed on it.

As to the Cuatro Vientos museum being interested, what can I say but that we would all be very happy to see a third S.79 on display in one of the world's great air museums?

Gregory

: So it is not under restoration by the university of Pisa a
: s I have listed on my site?
:
: Museo do Air in Madrid would probably be very intersted in
: that fuselage... Just a thought :-)
:
: /Mikael

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