| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | I-AGIL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cant Z.501 Gabbiano |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cant Z.501 Gabbiano |
| Aircraft Version: | Cant Z.501 Gabbiano |
| C/n (msn): | 249 |
| Aircraft Name: | Monfalcone |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Milan / Palazzo delle Scintille [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Italy |
| Event: | Salone Internazionale Aeronautico 1935 |
| Photo Date: | October 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 585515 |
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The Z.501 Gabbiano (mew) single-engined military flying boat had long endurance, but wasn't very robust or seaworthy and suffered heavy losses during WWII. This modified Z.501, I-AGIL, set a seaplane distance record of 4130 km in May 1934, flying from Monfalcone to Massawa in Eritrea. A French seaplane flew 4335 km in June. I-AGIL then managed 4930 km (3060 miles) to Berbera, in Somaliland, in July 1934 - or Anno XII in the Fascist year count. Cantieri Riumiti dell'Adriatico (CRDA) was Cant's full name. Photo from: Fondazione Fiera Milano This photo was added on 13 July 2023, and has since been viewed 387 times. |