Second Atlantic Cruise
E458850
Second Atlantic Cruise is the alternate name for the 1933 Chicago flight, a notable early transatlantic aviation journey.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | transatlantic flight ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Savoia-Marchetti S.55X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airForceBranch | Italian Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Crociera Aerea del Decennale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName | 1933 Chicago flight ⓘ |
| arrivalCityInUS |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Italo Balbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Balbo Monument in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentCrossed | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| crewCountPerAircraft | 2 ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationEvent | Century of Progress International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1933-08-12 ⓘ |
| endLocation |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightLeaderAircraft | Savoia-Marchetti S.55X I-BALB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightPurpose |
demonstration of long-distance formation flying
ⓘ
goodwill mission to the United States ⓘ promotion of Italian aviation ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual Savoia-Marchetti S.55X flights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Italian ⓘ |
| notableCommanderRank | Air Marshal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early mass transatlantic formation flight
ⓘ
record-setting seaplane formation crossing the Atlantic ⓘ |
| numberOfAircraft | 24 ⓘ |
| operator | Regia Aeronautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Italian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Fascist Italy propaganda effort ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Atlantic Cruise ⓘ |
| routeStop |
Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cartwright NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Derry NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ Shediac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | completed without loss of life ⓘ |
| startDate | 1933-06-30 ⓘ |
| startLocation | Orbetello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalDistance | approximately 19,000 km ⓘ |
| transportMode | seaplane formation ⓘ |
| year | 1933 ⓘ |
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