Decennial Air Cruise
Poster advertising Italy’s Decennial Air Cruise (Crociera aerea del Decennale) of 1933, the greatest mass flight in aviation history, consisting of 25 Savoia-Marchetti S.55X seaplanes flying from Orbetello, Italy, to Chicago, Illinois, where the Century of Progress International Exposition (otherwise known as the Chicago World Fair) was taking place. The squadrons would be led by Fascist Blackshirt leader Italo Balbo and proved an overseas publicity success for Italy, where they would come to be known as the ‘Italian Air Armada’.
The bold visage of the Duce Benito Mussolini serves as the backdrop for an armada of Savoia-Marchetti S.55X flying in formation towards the viewer.
Original design by Luigi Martinati, an Italian artist from Florence who enjoyed a prolific career illustrating for the international film industry.
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Poster advertising Italy’s Decennial Air Cruise (Crociera aerea del Decennale) of 1933, the greatest mass flight in aviation history, consisting of 25 Savoia-Marchetti S.55X seaplanes flying from Orbetello, Italy, to Chicago, Illinois, where the Century of Progress International Exposition (otherwise known as the Chicago World Fair) was taking place. The squadrons would be led by Fascist Blackshirt leader Italo Balbo and proved an overseas publicity success for Italy, where they would come to be known as the ‘Italian Air Armada’.
The bold visage of the Duce Benito Mussolini serves as the backdrop for an armada of Savoia-Marchetti S.55X flying in formation towards the viewer.
Original design by Luigi Martinati, an Italian artist from Florence who enjoyed a prolific career illustrating for the international film industry.
