Chicago flight of 1933

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The Chicago flight of 1933 was a celebrated transatlantic mass formation flight of Italian seaplanes led by Italo Balbo to the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago, showcasing Italian aviation prowess.

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Chicago flight of 1933 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
transatlantic mass formation flight ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin-hull flying boat ⓘ
aircraftType Savoia-Marchetti S.55X ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Crociera Aerea del Decennale ⓘ
Second Atlantic Cruise ⓘ
arrivalCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
arrivalEvent Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ
surface form: Century of Progress World's Fair
arrivalLocation City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
associatedWith Fascist propaganda ⓘ
Italian aviation history ⓘ
commanderRank Air Marshal ⓘ
commanderTitle Minister of Air ⓘ
commemorated 10th anniversary of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
departureCountry Italy ⓘ
departureLocation Orbetello ⓘ
destinationEvent 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) ⓘ
surface form: 1933 Chicago World's Fair
distanceTravelled approximately 19300 km ⓘ
endDate 1933-08-12 ⓘ
flightType seaplane formation flight ⓘ
historicalPeriod interwar period ⓘ
honour Chicago renamed a street Balbo Drive ⓘ
leader Italo Balbo ⓘ
legacy symbol of interwar long-distance formation flying ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international press coverage ⓘ
notableParticipant Italo Balbo ⓘ
numberOfAircraft 24 ⓘ
organisedBy Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
politicalContext Fascist Italy propaganda initiative ⓘ
purpose to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
to demonstrate Italian aviation capabilities ⓘ
to participate in the Century of Progress World's Fair ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
returnRouteStop Azores ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
routeStop Amsterdam ⓘ
Cartwright ⓘ
Derry ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Reykjavík, Iceland ⓘ
surface form: Reykjavík

Shediac ⓘ
safetyRecord completed with minimal losses ⓘ
showcased Italian aeronautical engineering ⓘ
startDate 1933-07-01 ⓘ
technologicalSignificance demonstrated reliability of long-range seaplanes ⓘ
year 1933 ⓘ

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Italo Balbo → knownFor → Chicago flight of 1933 ⓘ