| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "MM100006" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | SAI Ambrosini CVV6 Canguro |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | SAI Ambrosini CVV6 Canguro |
| Aircraft Version: | SAI Ambrosini CVV6 Canguro |
| C/n (msn): | 1953 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Milan - MalpensaMap |
| Country: | Italy |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LIMC IATA: MXP Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museo Volandia |
| Photo Date: | 26 March 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 602424 |
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This CVV-6 Canguro (Kangaroo) is is the oldest example in existence, originally built as MM.100002 and accepted in March 1953. A few months later it was registered I-AECB and operated initially from Dobbiaco and Vergiate. Rebuilt by the Rieti Aero Club in 1964 after a mishap, it was flown as I-IULI from 1968 to 1978 and used in a new altitude record campaign by the famous Italian glider pilot Adriano Mantelli (1913-1995). It remained in storage for years but after coming to Volandia was restored in 2008 to represent the CVV-6 MM.100006 flown by Mantelli at numerous air shows. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 September 2023, and has since been viewed 249 times. |