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Old 13th Jul 2007, 11:37
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Hi Daniele.
It would appear to be an Italian twin engined aircraft possibly early 1930s. My immediate thoughts are that this aircraft is the Savoia Marchetti S.55X. The control column is construction similar to that used on the SM S.55 shown in this photograph:-

This photograph was published on the thread "What Cockpit" in Dec 2005.
On 1st July 1933, 25 Savoia Marchetti seaplanes took off from Ortebello, Italia, for a second Atlantic Cruise, to celebrate the ten years of the "Regia Aeronautica". The new Savoia S.55X variant (X is the Roman numeral for 10 years) had improved streamlining, enlarged hulls, and new closely cowled 860 hp Isotta Fraschini Asso 750 engines.
Mel
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