Macchi M.B.308

The Macchi MB.308, later Aermacchi MB-308, is a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s.

Development
It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Construction throughout was of wood. The pilot and a single passenger or instructor sat side by side, and later examples had a third seat behind them.

The MB.308 was ordered in quantity by the Italian Air Force, which leased them out to Italy's aeroclubs. A modified version with a higher-powered engine was put into production in Argentina, under licence to sailplane manufacturer German Bianco.

Operators



 * Argentine National Gendarmerie
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt
 * Egyptian Air Force
 * Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) - received 81 aircraft in 1948 and were retired in 1954
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon
 * Lebanese Air Force
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon
 * Lebanese Air Force

Variants



 * MB.308
 * Two-seat version with an 85 hp or 90 hp Continental engine. 137 built.


 * MB.308 Idro
 * Seaplane version


 * MB.308G
 * Three-seat version with a 90 hp Continental C90 engine.


 * MB.308-100
 * MB.308G built by German Bianco in Argentina with a 100 hp Continental O-200-A engine. Approximately 46 built.