Associazione Italiana di Aerofilatelia
Country: Italy
Author: Fiorenzo Longhi
Title in the original language: La missione militare italiana di aviazione in Argentina 13 marzo – 13 settembre 1919
Title translated into English: The Italian military air mission in Argentina, 13 March – 13 September 1919
Publisher: Milano, Aida
Year of publication: 2023
Number of pages: 148
Price: 25 € (free for AIDA members)
Main language: Italian / English
Short Description: A complete account of every flight and every object carried or dropped by Italian aviators in Argentina (as well as Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay) during the six-month mission, with a wealth of images and documentation. Before being a story of aerograms, postmarks, and aircraft, it is a story of men, of flight pioneers, first and foremost Antonio Locatelli, followed by Scaroni, De Riseis, Conforti, Bo, Olivero, and many others.
Where to order: AIDA Secretariat c/o Flavio Riccitelli Via Lorenteggio 53A – 20146 Milan.