Delivered to the Italian Air Force in 1956 as MM80082 for SAR duties until 1964. On 1964-06-01 was civil registered and used by the Aero Club Varese. It then remained stored and not used in Bresso for several years before being delivered by Piaggio to GAVS Turin, for a restoration project still ongoing. GAVS (Gruppo Amici Velivoli Storici) is an Italian association founded in 1983 having the purpose to save aviation memories and aircrafts.

Photographed over the old port of Genoa near the Piaggio factory at the airport, probably when new in 1956. Early P.136s were delivered to the Italian air force's 84º Gruppo at Vigna di Valle from 1951 in the training and rescue roles. Photo from: Piaggio

This Piaggio P.139L-1 was assembled by Trecker Aircraft in Milwaukee and sold to Canada as CF-IZG in about 1957. Some sources say it became CF-PQD, possibly owned by the Quebec Gov't Lands & Forests Dept. To Oregon as N100W in 1966. To California as N1005P in 1973-1977. Crashed on takeoff from a lake near Stockton, CA on Oct 22, 1977. Wreck of N1005P next seen 32 years later north of Toronto, ON at Collingwood Airport (CNY3) in 2007 and Edenvale (CNV8) in 2008. Later sold (with amphibian behind) to the Barrie Paintball range located 20 km SW of Edenvale (at 8200 10th Line, Barrie, ON).

American machine tool manufacturer Kearney & Trecker assembled and marketed the Piaggio P.136 as the Royal Gull in the USA. Pictured with it's original registration in Renton, WA, N40029 became semi-derelict at Cartersville, GA circa 2010. Cancelled from the civil register in 2012, the aircraft is current again registered to Astre Air International in Colorado, but it's condition is unknown.

Once owned by famed aviator and author Ernest K. Gann. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Manufactured in 1956.

1956-built Italian amphibian design with minute registration on its fin.

Piaggio P-136 amphibian undergoing maintenance in the seaplane hangar at Como.

In the USA, this 1956-built amphibian type was marketed as the 'Royal Gull' but often referred to as the 'Trecker Gull'.