No.61, THE SVA ANSALDO SCOUTS
ITALIAN STALLION!
WITH their distinctive 'Warren Truss' wing cellule the Italian Ansaldo fighters are among the most easily-recognised of WWI aircraft. Remarkably versatile, they were also sturdily constructed and served equally efficiently in light bomber roles as they did in fighter operations. Both during and after the war, Ansaldo pilots made several notable long distance flights the type soldiering on until the early 1930s.This excellent Profile is a little careworn but remains complete.
THE S.V.A. Ansaldo fighters form the subjects of the first Profile covering Italian aircraft of the First World War. Written by Gianni Cattaneo in 1967, it contains 24 rare archive photos and covers the SVA 5; SVA 9 and SVA 10 versions giving a satisfying and well-written account of the types' many wartime exploits and later post-war service.Eight examples are illustrated in full colour profile fashion on inner covers with the frontispiece five-view by James Goulding being the first time the colourful 87a Squadriglia 'La Serenissima' markings with the Lion of St Mark emblem was illustrated. This dramatic decor was unsurprisingly recreated in decal form for myriad SVA 5 model kits that would subsequently appear...