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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instanceOf Italian historical event ⓘ
aviation event ⓘ
mass transatlantic formation flight ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Crociera del Decennale ⓘ
Decennial Air Cruise ⓘ
arrivalEvent Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago ⓘ
commander Italo Balbo ⓘ
commemorates tenth anniversary of the March on Rome ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
departureAirport Orbetello Seaplane Base ⓘ
linked to: Orbetello
departureCountry Italy ⓘ
departureLocation Orbetello ⓘ
destination Chicago ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
destinationCountry United States of America ⓘ
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 ⓘ
leader Italo Balbo ⓘ
locationOfLanding Lake Michigan near Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Lake Michigan

New York harbor ⓘ
linked to: New York Harbor
mediaCoverage extensive international press coverage ⓘ
notableFor large-scale, long-distance formation flight of flying boats ⓘ
precision mass formation over the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
numberOfAircraft 25 ⓘ
operatedBy Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
organisedBy Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
partOf interwar demonstration flights of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
pointInTime 1933 ⓘ
politicalContext Italian Fascism ⓘ
linked to: Fascist Italy
precededBy Crociera Aerea Transatlantica Italia-Brasile ⓘ
propagandaFor Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime ⓘ
linked to: Benito Mussolini
purpose to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Fascist regime ⓘ
to demonstrate the prowess of the Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
receivedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
route Orbetello–Amsterdam–Derry–Reykjavík–Cartwright–Shediac–Montreal–Chicago–New York–Azores–Lisbon–Rome ⓘ
safetyRecord completed without loss of aircraft ⓘ
startTime 1933-07-01 ⓘ
subjectOf contemporary newsreels ⓘ
historical studies on aviation and Fascist propaganda ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ
uses Savoia-Marchetti S.55X ⓘ
welcomedBy American authorities ⓘ

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Chicago flight of 1933 → alsoKnownAs → Crociera Aerea del Decennale ⓘ
Second Atlantic Cruise → alsoKnownAs → Crociera Aerea del Decennale ⓘ
Crociera Aerea del Decennale → alsoKnownAs → Decennial Air Cruise ⓘ
linked to: Crociera Aerea del Decennale
Crociera Aerea del Decennale → alsoKnownAs → Crociera del Decennale ⓘ
linked to: Crociera Aerea del Decennale
Crociera Aerea del Decennale → precededBy → Crociera Aerea Transatlantica Italia-Brasile ⓘ
linked to: Crociera Aerea del Decennale