l'Italia Vista dal Cielo [Italy viewed from the sky]
by [Stabilimento di costruzioni aeronautiche]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Lieutenant Silvio Scaroni was Italy's Air Attache to the United States where on November 13, 1926 he attended the Schneider Trophy air races outside of Washington DC. The Schneider Trophy air races were a significant international event, with the Americans and Italians vying for top honors in 1926 (the Italians won when Major de Bernardi broke at least four world speed records for seaplanes). 30,000 spectators viewed the event. While by this time Scaroni was a politician, he was in World War I an Italian fighter pilot and the second ranking Ace with 26 kills to his name. Scaroni was no doubt doubly pleased with this gift after Italy's triumph at the race. Mussolini during this period was making good on his promises to significantly strengthen the Italian air forces.
Previous owner the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS), founded in 1932 as the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences merged with the American Rocket Society in 1963, becoming the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Only three copies in OCLC/Worldcat as of this writing (Seattle Public, Univ Wisconsin Milw, and Natl Geographic Soc Library). Title loosely translates to: "Italy View from the Sky" by "Aeronautical construction plant." OCLC/Worldcat adds the following attribution on one copy: "Laboratorio fotografico" or Photographic laboratory."
See Wikipedia for a basic biography of Scaroni and the 1927 Aircraft Year Book for a review of the Schneider races of 1926.
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- Bookseller
- Kuenzig Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26858
- Title
- l'Italia Vista dal Cielo [Italy viewed from the sky]
- Author
- [Stabilimento di costruzioni aeronautiche]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- [Stabilimento di costruzioni aeronautiche]
- Place of Publication
- Italy]
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-BOSTON BIBLIO-LIVE-1 ABAA-RBMS-2022
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