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And there are so many more treasures to
explore, including such one-of-a-kind pieces
as Italy's first Caproni-Campini jet from 1942 or
the SPADA engine that killed Francesco Barraca,
and they also have a Fiat CR-32, which is another
aviation love of mine. As you can see, I am
a multiple bigamist when it comes to airplanes,
and as I see now, many of my loves are Italian
ladies. I strangely didn't realize that before. Either
way, I have plenty of reasons to keep coming
back to Vigna di Valle, and I highly recommend
you all go there when the opportunity presents
itself in your own travels. Take a look at the
photo gallery for inspiration.
From Vigna di Valle we left for Viterbo for
the evening, we slept in the small historic town
of San Martino al Cimino, and the next day we
passed through Viterbo, another historical gem
of Bagnoregio and one absolutely perfect four-
hour Italian traffic jam, caused by a cement
truck overturned all along the highway, tarriving
in Bergamo shortly before midnight. Stand had
stopped his design work by then, the wheel
bay was already in the possession of and being
worked by technologist Venca Pospíšil, and Stan
was able to use his technological skills to track
down the owner of our room, who only left an
angry message on the doorbell saying that he
only accepts guests until 5:00 p.m. This was also
successful, the angry lodger turned out to be
a very friendly piano teacher who devotedly took
care of us for the rest of our stay in Bergamo.
The modeling competition was small but nice.
The Italian modelers gave us a warm and friendly
welcome, and the closing party with them and
a local mountain band is unforgettable and
indescribable. If you want to experience it, go
to the competition in Bergamo in October, and
when you're gluing the wheel well into your new
Mustang, put on some Italian classics, preferably
Bella Ciao by Goran Bregovic or some Pavarotti!
The Hispano-Suisa 8a engine from SPAD VII, which was used to kill the most
successful Italian fighter of WWI, Francesco Barraca.
The Macchi M.72 reached a top speed of 711.426 km/h.
The Fiat CR-32 Chirri on display at Vigna di Valle is a Hispano HA-132L built in Spain.
INFO Eduard22
April 2024