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Aviation History
1950
1950 - 0620.PDF
THE COMET IN ROME Pictorial Postscript to Last Week's Story of a Record Flight THE enthusiasm which greeted the de Havilland Comet's arrival in Rome after its recordflight from Hatfield on March 16th—scenes which were repeated in Copenhagen five dayslater—is admirably conveyed in several of these photographs, (i) A British staff carawaiting the return of the guests from an inspection of the Coliseum. (2) Completing refuelling at Ciampino, Rome's airport. (3) Rome and the River Tiber fall away as the Comet climbs towards the Alps. (4) Grouped around John Cunningham are (anti-clockwise): G/C. Adnams (British air attache). Major J. B. Mullock, Air Marshal Sir Alec Coryton, Mr. F. C. Musgrave, Sir Victor Mallet (British ambassador). Gen. S.A. Aldo Urbani (secretary-general. Ministry of Air Defence), Sen. E. Malintoppi (under-secretary. Ministry of Defence), Gen. S.A. M. Pinna (director of civil aviation), Col. D. S. Fanali (Italian air attache). On. R. Pacciardi (minister of defence). Behind General Urbani is Sir Archibald Rowlands and on his right Gen.B.A. M. Napoli (director of supply, Ministry of Defence), Gen. B.A. Enea (Ministry of Air Defence), and Gen. D.A. F. Raffaelli (vice-chief of the Italian air staff). (5) John Cunningham, de Havilland's chief test pilot, with Col. E. Cigerza, foreign liaison, Italian Air Ministry. (6) Luncheon group: Left to right, Signor Valerio di Meo (aviation manager, E&so, Genoa),* Mr. Martin Sharp (D.H. public relations manager, toasting the hosts), Dr. A. Croxatto (Esso director, Rome), Signor G. Gerbi (technical manager. Esso, Rome). (7) Close-up of under-wing pressure refuelling in progress. (8) The Comet turns to park on arrival. (9) A study of John -taiw.
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