Aermacchi
The Aeronautica Macchi company was founded by Giulio Macchi, assisted by Nieuport, in 1912, building seaplanes which gained fame at the Schneider trophy races of the 1920s and 1930s.
During WWII, Aeronautica Macchi built military aircraft for Mussolini's air force, but the Macchi plant was totally destroyed by allied bombing towards the end of the war. As with many Italian aviation companies that were involved in military production during the war, Aeronautica Macchi, as well as fellow Varese aircraft builder MV Agusta rebuilt their factories to
produce motorcycles and civilian light aircraft.
Aermacchi continues to produce fixed wing aircraft under the name Alenia Aermacchi S.p.A., and to this day the company remains a leader (under Finmeccanica Group) within the Italian aviation industry for the production
of military jet trainers and light close support aircraft.
Frecce Tricolori Take off The Italian Display team Frecce Tricolori is taking off at RAF Fairford. They are flying with Aermac...
Aermacchi SF260 Aermacchi SF260 - SIAI Marchetti SF-260 (44) at Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium 2007.
Aermacchi SF260 Aermacchi SF260 - SIAI Marchetti SF-260 Mike (20) at Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium 2007.
Belgium little aeroplane This little brightly painted aeroplane, ST-21 on its tail, is clearly from Belgium. However, more de...
SF 260 Warrior Belgium Air component The Aermacchi SF.260 is a light aircraft marketed as an aerobatics plane and a military trainer. It ...
Frecce Tricolori number 10 at the landing Frecce Tricolori (Three-coloured Arrows) is the precision aerobatic demonstration team for the Itali...
Macchi MC.202 Folgore (Lightning) Virtually unknown outside Italy, the C.202 Folgore was the best fighter airplane fielded in signific...
M346 at Singapore Airshow 2008 One of the contender for the Singapore Air Force advanced trainer.
Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN in Hungary Photographed on 15 August at Kecskemet, the evening before the Hungarian Air Show, this is aircraft ...
Frecce Tricolori in formation over Hungary Photographed on 15 August 2008, the evening before the Hungarian Air Show, when this Italian aerobat...
PAF Aermacchi S-211 Advanced Trainers... Taken at Basa Air Base 2010...
PAF Aermacchi S-211 Advanced Trainers... On routine patrol over Northern Luzon area...
