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"Volandia": opens preview of Italy's greatest flight park and museum

Vizzola Ticino, Italy - Saturday the structure's inauguration, opening in 2010

"A theme park, but also a museum which aims at telling and celebrating the magnificent history of flight: this is - and will be - 'Volandia'. in the historical Caproni assembly shops, which have seen the birth and the growth of the history of Italian aeronautics, Saturday was inaugurated 'Volandia'. Opened with the objective of being a first test to support the entire project, the preview exhibits...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1082571
Rome, Italy, 11/26/2007 12:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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