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FLIGHT, JULY 24, 1931 THE CIRCUIT OF ITALY /||TT 5 a.m. on July 17, Sig. Mussolini started off theO(J| first machine from Rome in the Circuit of Italy _/ ill air race, which is being flown over six stagescovering the whole of Italy, from north to south, and totalling, in all, some 5,885 km. (3,657 miles). Thesix stages are as follow:—(1) Rome—Palermo (1,071 km.) ; 12) Palermo—Rimini (1,175 km.) ; (3) Rimini—Venice(1,104 km.) ; (4) Venice—Milan (1,113 km.) ; (5) Milan- Turin (491 km.) ; (6) Turin—Rome (931 km.). Betweeneach control there are compulsory stops and turning points. The original entry numbered about 42 competitors, repre-senting Italy, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, out of which about 37 started, and 21completed the first stage. At the time of writing, we have not received the final list of entries, but hope to publishthis, with details of the race, later. According to reports so far received, there are threeBritish pilots in the race, Ca.pt. H. Broad, who is flying a D.H. " Puss Moth " in the " grand tourist " section,Mr. John Carberry, in a Monocoupe (Walter engine), and Mr. Balfour. The first to arrive at Palermo was Sig. AmbrogioColombo, on a new Breda 33 low-wing monoplane, who completed this section in 6 hr. 14 min., at an average speedof 112 m.p.h. Sig. Meleri, on a similar machine, came in- second, 25 min. later, while third and fourth places wentto the German pilots, Poss and Lusser, both on Klemms. Capt. Broad arrived second in his category. Mr. Carberry,who was last to leave Rome, was forced to return owing to a broken oil pipe. One of the Fiat A.S.I monoplanes, piloted by A.Pallavicini with Sig. A. Donati (a brother of Renato Donati), crashed while flying low over Naples, Donati beingreported killed and Pallavicini seriously injured. Another report stated that another Fiat A.S.I, piloted by UmbertoCarrera, fell in the sea Bear Cape Santa Lesscon, both pilot and passenger being drowned. As the Breda 33, referred to above, is an entirely newmodel produced by this well-known Italian firm, perhaps a few notes regarding it may be of interest before concludingour brief report on the " Circuit." The Breda 33, which has been designed for high-speedtouring, is a low-wing monoplane fitted with an inverted Sig. ing. Ambrogio Colombo, who was the first to arriveat Palermo on a Breda 33 monoplane. D.H. " Gipsy III " engine. It has a maximum speed of144 m.p.h. and a cruising speed of 125 m.p.h., at which the petrol consumption comes out at about 18 lb. per60 miles. Exceedingly severe tests were carried out by the Registro Italiano before the acceptance of this machine,both constructionally and under all flying conditions. It is a two-seater (dual control) with comfortable and well-equipped cockpits in tandem. Special transparent windows, which slide down into the sides of the fuselage, can beraised or lowered during flight so that the cockpits can be entirely enclosed or open, as desired. We hope to give adetailed description of this machine later. HIGH AND LOW: Two types ol monoplane in the Circuit of Italy race. Above is Capt. H. Broad's D.H."Puss Moth" and below is the new Breda 33 ("Gipsy III") low wing monoplane. 737
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