Italo Balbo's Flight to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Name: Italo Balbo's Flight to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair
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Dimensions: 6.25" wide x 9.25" tall
144 pages
Photographs and illustrations throughout
Softcover

FioreTrace 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.