Another SPAD for Zanardo

摘要

At Nervesa della Battaglia airfield near Treviso, Italy Giancarlo Zanardo is now building a SPAD XIIIR replica, which will eventually be operated as part of his Fondazione Jonathan Collection, Aerei Storici Famosi collection alongside a replica WWI Caproni Ca.3R tri-motor bomber. It will be the second airworthy SPAD XIIIR built by Zanardo and his team, the first, I-GIAG, having made its maiden flight in March 2008 (see News, June 2008 Aeroplane). This aircraft was built in collaboration with the Museo del Piave Vincenzo Colognese at Caorera di Vas in northern Italy and is currently displayed as static exhibit inside the main terminal building at Venice airport. It will remain there until January 2018.