30 January 1910: First officers to conduct the "lighter than the air"

30/01/15

vessel lieutenant Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli and vessel lieutenant Giulio Valli, Manfredo Gravina di Ramacca and Bruno Brivonesi are destined to attend (15 February) the first airship piloting course at the dirigibilisti school in Vigna di Valle where the vessel lieutenant Guido Scelsi (one of the first patented) carries out the task of instructor.

They will be the first officers of the Navy for the driving and the conduct of the "lighter than the air" that had already achieved a good degree of reliability in the military use.

Source: Military Navy

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