Route of the Italian Air Armada during the Decennial Air Cruise
The Decennial Air Cruise (Italian: Crociera aerea del Decennale) was a mass transatlantic flight from Orbetello, Italy, to the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois. The expedition, organized by the Italian Regia Aeronautica, began on July 1, 1933, and ended on August 12 of the same year.[1] It consisted of 25 Savoia-Marchetti S.55X seaplanes crossing the Atlantic Ocean in formation, forming the greatest mass flight in aviation history.[2] The Italian squadrons, led by General Italo Balbo, were welcomed enthusiastically in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Canada, and particularly in the United States of America, where they became known as the Italian Air Armada.[2] A publicity success for Fascist Italy,[3] Balbo further viewed the expedition as a pioneering step towards commercial flights across the Atlantic.[4]
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^ ab"100,000 AT CHICAGO GREET BALBO FLEET; Italian Air Armada, Escorted by 42 Army Planes, Reaches Goal of 6,100-Mile Flight. POPE PRAISES THEIR FEAT Fliers Will Receive Blessing of Pontiff at Mass Today -- Mussolini Is Delighted. 100,000 AT CHICAGO GREET BALBO FLEET". The New York Times: 1–3. July 16, 1933. ISSN 0362-4331.
^"Italian Air Triumph". Flight International: 819. August 17, 1933.
^Segrè, Claudio (1987). Italo Balbo : a Fascist life. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780520910690.
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