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Antonio Locatelli (19 April 1895 – 27 June 1936) was a pioneering Italian aviator and National Fascist Party legislator. He served in Gabriele d'Annunzio's air squadron during the war against Austria and was decorated. After the war, he became a deputy to Parliament. In 1924 he attempted a transatlantic flight but was forced down into the seas off Greenland, whence he was rescued. He was killed during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
Locatelli was the son of Samuel Locatelli and Anna Gelfi, a family of modest financial standing in Bergamo, Italy. From 1908 until his graduation in 1913, he attended the Bergamo Industrial Institute. He was a keen mountaineer in his youth, climbing the Adamello, Trentino, with his brother Carlo. He then became chief technician at the Ansaldo di Cornigliano Ligure.[1]
Aviatoredit
Having joined a flying unit of the army, Locatelli was granted his pilot's licence in 1915. He went on to fly 523 sorties during World War I, starting out in reconnaissance and then flying fighters and bombers. He was particularly celebrated for performing solo reconnaissance over Zepellin yards in Friedrichshafen and flying over Vienna on 9 July 1918. He was subsequently downed and captured by the Austrians, spending some time at Sigmundsherberg POW camp. In recognition of his valour, he received gold and silver medals and was made a knight of the Military Order of Savoy.[1]
Attempted circumnavigationedit
Locatelli led Italy's attempt to achieve the first aerial circumnavigation during the 1924 scramble by six nations to achieve the feat. Flying a metal hulled Dornier Do JWal flying boat, powered by two Rolls-Royce engines and with a crew of three (Lt. Tullio Crosio, copilot, Lts. Giovanni Branni and Bruno Farcinelli, engineers[2]: 266, 270 ), he left Pisa, Italy, on 25 July 1924, heading west. Locatelli's attempt came to an end on 21 August when heavy fog forced a landing 120 miles short of Greenland. Damage sustained to the plane's engine carriers precluded the resumption of the flight. Four days earlier, he had met up with the American team led by Lowell Smith, who were to be ultimately successful in setting the record, in Reykjavík, and had intended to accompany them on the circumnavigation.[2]: 270 [1][3] It was this chance meeting which ultimately saved their lives as the Americans raised the alarm when Locatelli failed to arrive in Greenland and the USS Richmond found them after a search by a flotilla of craft.[2]: 278–81
Memorialsedit
The following were dedicated to the memory of Antonio Locatelli:
Via Antonio Locatelli and the rationalist style fountain with aviator's bust, Bergamo
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian May 2019 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 024 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Antonio Locatelli see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated it Antonio Locatelli to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Antonio Locatelli 19 April 1895 27 June 1936 was a pioneering Italian aviator and National Fascist Party legislator He served in Gabriele d Annunzio s air squadron during the war against Austria and was decorated After the war he became a deputy to Parliament In 1924 he attempted a transatlantic flight but was forced down into the seas off Greenland whence he was rescued He was killed during the Second Italo Ethiopian War Antonio LocatelliBorn 1895 04 19 19 April 1895Bergamo ItalyDied27 June 1936 1936 06 27 aged 41 Nekemte EthiopiaAllegianceKingdom of ItalyService wbr branchRoyal Italian ArmyRegia AeronauticaRankMajorBattles warsFirst World WarSecond Italo Ethiopian WarAwardsGold Medal of Military Valour 3 Silver Medal of Military Valour 3 Knight of the Military Order of Savoy Locatelli s 1918 Ansaldo A 1 Balilla aircraft at the Museo storico di Bergamo Contents 1 Early life 2 Aviator 3 Attempted circumnavigation 4 Memorials 5 ReferencesEarly life editLocatelli was the son of Samuel Locatelli and Anna Gelfi a family of modest financial standing in Bergamo Italy From 1908 until his graduation in 1913 he attended the Bergamo Industrial Institute He was a keen mountaineer in his youth climbing the Adamello Trentino with his brother Carlo He then became chief technician at the Ansaldo di Cornigliano Ligure 1 Aviator editHaving joined a flying unit of the army Locatelli was granted his pilot s licence in 1915 He went on to fly 523 sorties during World War I starting out in reconnaissance and then flying fighters and bombers He was particularly celebrated for performing solo reconnaissance over Zepellin yards in Friedrichshafen and flying over Vienna on 9 July 1918 He was subsequently downed and captured by the Austrians spending some time at Sigmundsherberg POW camp In recognition of his valour he received gold and silver medals and was made a knight of the Military Order of Savoy 1 Attempted circumnavigation editLocatelli led Italy s attempt to achieve the first aerial circumnavigation during the 1924 scramble by six nations to achieve the feat Flying a metal hulled Dornier Do J Wal flying boat powered by two Rolls Royce engines and with a crew of three Lt Tullio Crosio copilot Lts Giovanni Branni and Bruno Farcinelli engineers 2 266 270 he left Pisa Italy on 25 July 1924 heading west Locatelli s attempt came to an end on 21 August when heavy fog forced a landing 120 miles short of Greenland Damage sustained to the plane s engine carriers precluded the resumption of the flight Four days earlier he had met up with the American team led by Lowell Smith who were to be ultimately successful in setting the record in Reykjavik and had intended to accompany them on the circumnavigation 2 270 1 3 It was this chance meeting which ultimately saved their lives as the Americans raised the alarm when Locatelli failed to arrive in Greenland and the USS Richmond found them after a search by a flotilla of craft 2 278 81 Memorials editThe following were dedicated to the memory of Antonio Locatelli Via Antonio Locatelli and the rationalist style fountain with aviator s bust Bergamo the Bergamo Section Antonio Locatelli of the Italian Alpine Club Antonio Locatelli Primary School Cavernago Antonio Locatelli Hut in Tre Cime di Lavaredo Natural ParkReferences edit a b c Crociani Piero 2005 Biographical Dictionary of Italians Retrieved 19 May 2019 a b c Thomas Lowell 1925 The First World Flight Boston amp New York Houghton Mifflin Company The Locatelli Rescue Historic Wings Retrieved 19 May 2019 nbsp nbsp This Italian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonio Locatelli amp oldid 1221651612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
