Aeronautica Sicula Palermo Flying Boats Sheet
A flying boat over the Palermo seaplane base, with Monte Pellegrino behind it. The company that built it, Aeronautica Sicula, began as the Ducrot…
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A flying boat over the Palermo seaplane base, with Monte Pellegrino behind it. The company that built it, Aeronautica Sicula, began as the Ducrot…
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