Balbo's North Atlantic Flight in 1933 
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Clothing

From "La centuria alata" by Italo Balbo:

"We must have a certain precaution for the clothes to take with us: we will pass from the torrid heat of the continental climate to the merciless temperatures of the polar circle: naturally, even the knitwear is reduced to a minimum. the inevitable ceremonies have already left for America. "

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Trunk preserved in the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Trunk preserved in the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Trunk preserved in the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Trunk preserved in the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Trunk preserved in the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Trunk preserved in the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Italo Balbo uniform jacket with the rankings of Marshall of the Air preserved at the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Italo Balbo uniform jacket with the rankings of Marshall of the Air preserved at the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Pilot leather helmets preserved at the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle
Pilot leather helmets preserved at the AM historical museum of Vigna di Valle