This reminds me of the day when Macchi brought the MC205 Veltro back flying. In Venegono Superiore. The pilot asked the skydivers for a leather cap since the helmet was too big to close the hood. I was a kid. Great emotions with my dad.
That is a beautiful aircraft.
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring