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From our friends at Barnstormers...

FIAT G-59B • PRICE REDUCED • Fiat G-59B. Rare Italian 2-place trainer. Only one flying in the world. In excellent condition. Spare U/S Merlin Engine. A few other parts included. Rebuilt by Sanders Technologies USA. Won Judge's Choice at Oshkosk 1988. Price on Application. • Contact Lynette Zuccoli - AEROTEC QLD located Toowoomba, QU Australia

I remember watching this plane go together in Chino years ago.

But wasn't there another one that was test flown by her late husband in italy a bit before his passing?

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Jeff

Hi

There have been rummors of this for a while.

I live in Brisbane and I have seen this aircraft a lot over the years - I think it is very sad for Lynette and all of us here that such a rare and beautiful machine is probably leaving but It is to be hoped that it will wind up in a good home and if it was purchased in the UK it would make a great new attraction at Duxford for a while !

And yes there is/was another flying - I haven't seen or heard of it in years


Any we wait and we see what happens.




Kindest regards
John Parker

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Air Vice Marshall
Sunshine State Air Farce

The one operated by Pino Valenti in Italy you mean?

Cheers

Cees

Hi Cees

Yes I think that's what I am talking about - I seem to remember it was a silver finished example?

How are your projects going

Regards
John p

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Air Vice Marshall
Sunshine State Air Farce

Just for the sake of accuracy, the Valenti machine is I-MRSV (currently undergoing repairs after a belly-up) and its Zuccoli twin VH-LIX. Both were silver at one point, but VH-LIX has sported a pseudo-WW2 camo scheme for several years now.

More interestingly, it is fitted with a three-blade propeller in place of the original four-blade unit. (For trivia fans, the latter is a P-51D Hamilton Standard modified with a British spline to fit the Rolls-Royce-built Merlin).

Since the price is now "reduced", does anyone know what it was originally?

Gregory