CANT Z 506 B (HERONE) 1:72 scale model (modified Italeri kit): CANT Z 506 B of the 287th squadron R.M. 
Base: Cagliari Elmas.
Insignia: Donald Duck with stick.
The CANT Z 506 was one of the most successful and versatile Italian seaplanes. born as a civil aircraft, it served in the Ala Littoria and was then adapted (with the addition of the lower nacelle and initials B) to the military version for the Regia Aeronautica; was employed as a maritime bomber, long-range reconnaissance and rescue aircraft; role in which he also served in the Italian Air Force until 1956. A true icon of Italian aviation, a specimen of which is kept in the Historical Museum of the Italian Air Force in Vigna di Valle. For those interested in technical and historical insights, one can only refer to the vast literature on the subject, perhaps starting from the brief notions provided on the net (CANT Z 506 in Wikipedia).
The model represents an example of the 287th Maritime Bombardment Squadron of the R.M. (Regia Marina) in 1942 based in Sardinia at Cagliari-Elmas.
Notes on the Cant Z 506 stamp and the fasces stamp
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of which I will have to make the correct decal : initially in the uncertainty and lack of references I did not apply the decals of the two symbols, but following further investigation with the help of more competent friends I intend to proceed with the application of the beam without background, typical factory stamp of the CRDA Cantieri Riuniti Dell'Adriatico and the symbolic stamp Cant Z506b.
The final intention is to insert it in the future, with the construction of its undercarriage, in a diorama depicting a seaplane base, possibly combining it with another different model of CANT Z 506.
At the foot of the page you can find the links to the Work in progress of the construction of the model and brief hints on the glorious history of the 287th Sq.
Meanwhile, here are the photos of the finished model. (click on the image to enlarge it).
CANT Z 506 B 287^ Sq
