Crociera Aerea del Decennale
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Crociera Aerea del Decennale was a 1933 Italian mass transatlantic formation flight led by Italo Balbo to showcase the Regia Aeronautica’s prowess and commemorate the Fascist regime’s tenth anniversary.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian historical event
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aviation event ⓘ mass transatlantic formation flight ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Crociera del Decennale
NERFINISHED
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Decennial Air Cruise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalEvent | Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Italo Balbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | tenth anniversary of the March on Rome ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureAirport | Orbetello Seaplane Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureLocation | Orbetello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination |
Chicago
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTraveled | approximately 19,000 km ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933-08-12 ⓘ |
| flagUsed | Italian tricolour with Fascist symbols ⓘ |
| genre | record-setting flight ⓘ |
| hasCommanderRank | Air Marshal ⓘ |
| hasPart | formation flight of Savoia-Marchetti S.55X flying boats ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Italian military aviators ⓘ |
| honouredAt | Century of Progress International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Italo Balbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfLanding |
Lake Michigan near Chicago
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New York harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international press coverage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale, long-distance formation flight of flying boats
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precision mass formation over the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| numberOfAircraft | 25 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Regia Aeronautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Regia Aeronautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | interwar demonstration flights of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1933 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Italian Fascism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Crociera Aerea Transatlantica Italia-Brasile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propagandaFor | Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Fascist regime
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to demonstrate the prowess of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ |
| receivedBy | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Orbetello–Amsterdam–Derry–Reykjavík–Cartwright–Shediac–Montreal–Chicago–New York–Azores–Lisbon–Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | completed without loss of aircraft ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933-07-01 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
contemporary newsreels
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historical studies on aviation and Fascist propaganda ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| uses | Savoia-Marchetti S.55X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| welcomedBy | American authorities ⓘ |
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