Photographer unknown

Photographer unknown

Having just uploaded I-AMKK in 1974, here is the same aircraft at the next Farnborough show in 1976 having been re-registered.

By virtue of its RR Viper engine, Aermacchi first displayed their MB.326 at Farnborough as far back as 1966 and it became a regular attendee through till 1978 when the MB.339 started to supersede it. I-AMKK was also at the 1970 and 1972 shows and reappeared in 1976 having been re-registered I-IVAO. It now resides atop a pole at Zagarolo in Italy, coded RS-33

Aermacchi demonstrator in RSV colours. Later registered I-IVAO & MM54390. Preserved at Zagarolo by May 2011.

A new registration in 1976 for this MB.326. The same aircraft also appeared at the 1970, 1972 and 1974 Displays as I-AMKK. The aircraft also used military serial MM54390.

Wearing civilian markings I-IVAO and a set of dummy weapons at the 1976 Farnborough Air Show, it had appeared there in 1972 and 1974 as I-AMKK

A Farnborough convention/tradition, heavily armed military types with civil registrations

This aircraft was an Aermacchi demonstrator. It also carried a miltary serial and I am not sure if it was displayed prior to delivery to the Italian Airforce or if the civil registration was allocated to facilitate the display at the airshow