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On May 7th 1937 the Lieutenant Colonel Mario Pezzi reached 15,655 m aboard a Caproni 161
Guidonia, Italy - Then the 17,083 m on board of a Ca.161 bis
Since 1934, year of foundation of High flight division of Guidonia (Rome), Italian pilots have been breaking many records. Since 1937, the division has been working jointly with the Study and Research centre for aeronautic medicine, charged with studying pathophysiology of men flying high. Among Italian records, the one broken by the the Lieutenant colonel Mario Pezzi, who, on May 7th of 70 years...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1073380
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency