Aircraft Photo of MM53276 | Fiat G-59-4B | Italy - Air Force | AirHistory.net #694889
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:MM53276
Military Code:SE-7
Aircraft Original Type:Fiat G-59
Aircraft Generic Type:Fiat G-59
Aircraft Version:Fiat G-59-4B
C/n (msn):61
Operator Titles:Italy - Air Force
Unit Markings:Scuola Volo 3° Periodo di Elmas
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Vigna di Valle - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Italy
Airport Codes:ICAO: LIRB   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militare
 
Photo Date:17 June 2023
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 694889
Photo Comment

Based on the wartime G.55 fighter, the G.59 used the Merlin engine. Produced in A (single-seat) and B (two-seat advanced trainer) versions, the type entered service in 1950. The later -4 versions featured a cut-down rear fuselage and bubble canopy. Exports to Argentina and Syria were achieved. This survivor was first exhibited in Turin before moving to the Italian AF Museum and had been modified in service from -2B to -4B standard.

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