| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | I-SAAT |
| Alternate Serial: | MM40208 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Savoia-Marchetti S.55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Savoia-Marchetti S.55 |
| Aircraft Version: | Savoia-Marchetti S.55 |
| C/n (msn): | 10016 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Schellingwoude - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 12 June 1928 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 355396 |
| Photo Comment |
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The aircraft which found the survivors of the crashed airship Italia on an Arctic ice floe, seen on its way up north one week earlier. The aircraft commander was noted pilot Umberto Maddalena. This photo appeared in Dutch newspapers. This aircraft also was military serial MM40208 and is assumed to be c/n 10016, previously used by Francesco de Pinedo as his Santa Maria (II). Photo from: Amsterdam City Archives This photo was added on 22 April 2021, and has since been viewed 860 times. |