Description: Italo Balbo's Flight to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, USA, Paperback Trace the monumental story of a transatlantic flight to the Century of Progress Exposition.In an era when transatlantic travel was still dangerous, Italy caused a sensation by announcing its participation in the upcoming Century of Progress World's Fair would be highlighted by an unprecedented formation flight from Rome to Chicago. Led by renowned aviator Italo Balbo, the squadron of two dozen seaplanes accomplished a daring navigational feat that was commemorated by a number of civic monuments that stand in Chicago to this day. Since the United States fought Italy in World War II, the monuments have weathered decades of intermittent controversy. Don Fiore provides a fascinating account of the complex legacy of Balbo's flight.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467155342
Book Title: Italo Balbo's Flight to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: DON Fiore
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Aviation / History, General, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
