Fiorenzo Longhi PREMISE In 1910, numerous aviation competitions had been held in various Italian cities, among which the most important for the results obtained were those of Verona (May 22-29) and Milan (September, 25 – October, 3). Among the aviation events that took place in Italy in 1911, the most important was that organized byContinue reading “The Italian Air Force in the Libyan campaign: 1911-1912”
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It happened today, 50 years ago.
February 5, 1971, Apollo 14 moon landing, the success that saved the Apollo Program
Silvia Vaccari It was February 5, 1971 when the Apollo 14 moon landing with on board commander Alan Shepard, the veteran chosen by NASA, the first American in space (Mercury Program, May 5, 1961), the pilot of the command, (CM-110) Kitty Hawk, Stuart Roosa and lunar module pilot (LM-8) Antares Edgar Mitchell. But let’s startContinue reading “It happened today, 50 years ago.
February 5, 1971, Apollo 14 moon landing, the success that saved the Apollo Program”
April 12, a space date: 60 years of the first man in space and 40 years of the Space Shuttle
Silvia Vaccari “From up here the Earth is beautiful, without frontiers or borders”, Juri Alexieievich Gagarin. It was April 12, 1961 when Juri Alexieievich Gagarin was the first human being to orbit the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, beating America once again in the middle of the Cold War, after the successful launch ofContinue reading “April 12, a space date: 60 years of the first man in space and 40 years of the Space Shuttle”
What is Aerophilately?
Egil H. Thomassen Aerophilately represents the study of ihe development of air mail services and a collection of documents pertaining to such development. Or, expressed in another way, Aerophilately is a postal and philatelic mirror of the history of aviation and the airplane’s influence on the world’s communication system. In parallel with the development ofContinue reading “What is Aerophilately?”
The jump of “Grillo” (cricket)
Umberto Cavallaro Although eminent Italian scientists such as Gen. Crocco and Riccardo Corelli had done in-depth studies on innovative fuels since the mid-thirties, interest in Italy never went beyond combustion chamber tests and no rocket was produced in our country in those years. Until the end of the 1950s, Italy had essentially been watching. AllContinue reading “The jump of “Grillo” (cricket)”
Swallow’s wings: Ala Littoria SA
(1934 – 1941)
Flavio Riccitelli The Italian Air Network, at the end of the 1920s, had gradually established itself, alternating phases of expansion with phases of adjustment. After the birth of the first four private companies – SISA, Transadriatica, AeroEspresso and SANA – was followed by Avio Lines Italiane and in 1928 the Mediterranean Air Company (SAM), theContinue reading “Swallow’s wings: Ala Littoria SA
(1934 – 1941)”
The organization of Italian transatlantic air services
in an interview with Commander Bruno Mussolini introduction by Flavio Riccitelli To better understand the events that led Italy to enter the international scenario of transatlantic air transport, through the establishment of the LATI (Italian Transatlantic Air Lines), I think it is useful to re-read the sources, the first-hand news, the voice of the protagonists.Continue reading “The organization of Italian transatlantic air services”
Air mail rates
Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi In 1944-45, at the resumption of postal domestic and foreign service, only ordinary and registered letters and postcards up to 1 kilo for domestic were allowed; with different limits depending on the destination for abroad.From March 15th, 1947 the transport of all kinds of correspondence for domestic and foreign purposes was allowed, withContinue reading “Air mail rates”
The North-Atlantic cruise
Costantino Gironi The Atlantic team, made up of 25 S 55 X seaplanes, divided into eight squadrons of three aircraft each, plus one considered as reserve, departed from Orbetello and returned to Rome, after having completed a journey of thirteen stages for a total of about 20,000 km ., crossing the Atlantic Ocean twice.Here isContinue reading “The North-Atlantic cruise”
The Republic’s air mail
Fernando Corsari From war to peace The history of Italian air postal transport since the end of the Second World War is closely linked to the reopening of civil air links, the rebirth of commercial airlines and the reorganization of postal services with the restoration of the air route for both domestic and foreign countries.ArticleContinue reading “The Republic’s air mail”