Air Pictorial 1992-02
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G.Jones - Wings on the Lake
A PA-18 Piper Super Cub l-BUF on Edo aluminium floats, taxying away from its anchorage on Lake Como.
Italian waterwings. Como in 1968 when the rare and unusual Caproni Ca.100 last flew.
l-ABOU Caproni Ca. 100 flying again in 1991 for the first time since the late 1960s and beautifully restored to its pre-War colours.
Flashback to 1935 when a fleet of 20 Caproni Ca.100s were based at Como.
This Lake LA-4-250 Renegade l-AQVA is one of the more modern Como inmates.
Acquired by Aero Club Como in 1948 as a land plane, Macchi MB.308 l-AIAJ was converted to a sea plane at Como and flew from there until 1950