100 years of the Francesco Baracca Museum
Aeroclub F.Baracca - Villa San Martino
The Jonathan Collection is pleased to announce the first seasonal flight of our aircraft...
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News & press releases
Updates, news and press releases from Fondazione Jonathan Collection.
65th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori-Rivolto 2025
Rivolto
After having participated in the Centenary of the Italian Air Force in 2023 in Pratica di Mare, another important invitation for the Jonathan Collection for 6 and 7 September 2025...
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100th AIR FORCE
Aeroporto militare "Mario De Bernardi" di Pratica di Mare (Roma)
The Centenary of the Italian Air Force was celebrated with a major national air show held at the "Mario De Bernardi" military airport in Pratica di Mare (Rome) over the weekend of June 16, 17, and 18, 2023.
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GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO'S FLIGHT OVER VIENNA
On 9 August, channel 52 DMAX will broadcast a programme commemorating the flight over Vienna made by Gabriele D'Annunzio on 9 August 1918, with leaflets dropped by the Serenissima squadron's aircraft that took off from S. Pelagio. Many images feature the Jonathan Collection.
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MARIA FEDE CAPRONI
Countess Maria Fede Caproni passed away on 5 November 2017.
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AUTOGYRO FLIGHT RECORD
Saturday 7 October at 3:00 pm at the Jonathan Collection Foundation: Donatella Ricci and the autogyro flight record.
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FLAVIO BABINI PRESENTS HIS BOOK
Presentation of the book "In bocca al Lupo, Maggiore" (Good luck, Major), stories of life in the Air Force by Flavio Babini. Saturday 8 July 2017 at 5:00 pm at the Jonathan Collection Foundation.
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DELIVERY OF FUNDS RAISED FOR THE AMATRICE NURSERY SCHOOL
Delivery of the funds raised for the nursery school of Amatrice.
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IL PIAVE MORMORÒ (The Piave Murmured)
Saturday 27 May 2017 at 8:45 pm at the Francesco Baracca Airfield, inside the historic Bessonneau hangar: a multimedia show of songs, readings and video projections created for the celebrations of the centenary of the Great War.
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FUNDRAISING FOR THE AMATRICE NURSERY SCHOOL
GREAT SUCCESS on Sunday 9 April for the gathering dedicated to fundraising for the Amatrice nursery school, with more than 100 aircraft arriving and many people attending the lunch.
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THEATRE AND HISTORY MEET AT NERVESA DELLA BATTAGLIA
On 10 June 2017 "L'Osteria del fronte" (The Front-line Tavern) is staged at the Francesco Baracca Airfield inside the historic Bessonneau hangar.
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2nd TOURISM AND GREAT WAR CENTENARY MEETING
Teatro di Villa Correr Pisani - Via Aglaia Anassillide – Biadene di Montebelluna
At the Theatre of Villa Correr Pisani - Via Aglaia Anassillide – Biadene di Montebelluna
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Merry Christmas and Happy 2016
Season's greetings from the Jonathan Collection Foundation.
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55th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRECCE TRICOLORI
On 6 September the national aerobatic team, our beloved FRECCE TRICOLORI, celebrated its 55th anniversary — with the Foundation's SPAD XIII R flying alongside two Eurofighters of the 91st Squadron.
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THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE CAPRONI CA 3
At last, on 3 March this year at 3:50 pm, the CAPRONI CA 3 took to the air!
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From biplanes to space: here is Samantha's aircraft
On Sunday from 10 am to 12 noon, young and old will be able to see at Nervesa, at the Jonathan Collection airfield, the yellow biplane in which astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti flew as a passenger in the summer of 2009.
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General Assembly of the Friends of the Foundation
On 10 May 2014 the General Assembly of the Friends of the Foundation, chaired by President Giancarlo Zanardo, was held at the "Francesco Baracca" airfield in Nervesa della Battaglia.
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Jonathan Collection Caproni Ca.3 Airworthy Replica Project Well Underway
In a project that began in 2009, Giancarlo Zanardo's Jonathan Collection has taken on its most ambitious project to date: the recreation of an airworthy Caproni Ca.3.
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Zanardo transfers his aircraft to the Foundation
NERVESA. Giancarlo Zanardo transfers his historic aircraft to the Jonathan Collection foundation.
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The airfield
The Francesco Baracca airfield at Nervesa della Battaglia.
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