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Fiorenzo Longhi

PILOTI ED AEREI DAL PACIFICO ALLE ANDE
Primi voli postali in Ecuador

280 pp. - 284 b/w ill. - 7 maps - colour cover - printed 1995
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PILOTS AND PLANES FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE ANDES First post flights in Ecuador

The fruits of twenty-years research, the book deals with an unknown aspect of Italian aviation history, about which nothing has been written before, and presents images unpublished both in Italy and in Ecuador. Every piece of information has been taken from Italian and Ecuadorian museums, from the archives of South American newspapers, Historical Office of Aviation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The author underlines the close connexion between aviators and Italian planes, and the rise and development of Ecuadorian aviation. There is no similar example of such a lasting and continuous link between the aviation history of two different countries.

The book narrates the life of the Italian pilots who have made their contribution to aviation development in South America, and tells the story of three pilots from Friuli in Ecuador: Antonio Eolo Paolo from Pordenone, Elia Liut from Fiume Veneto, Tullio Petri from Tavagnacco. On all Italian pilots and these of Italian origin, the author gives information about their biography, from birth to death, including their feats during First World War with relevant decorations obtained. Unpublished previously are the parts on Mirafiori's «Chiribiri» and Cameri's «Gabardini», the complete biography and adventurous life of Cosimo Rennella, tenth in the list of ace pilots of Italian Royal Armed Forces in the First World War.

Fiorenzo Longhi was born in Milan in 1938 and lives by Lake Maggiore.
After obtaining the scientific A levels, he graduates in Economics and Business at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan in 1966 and works as director in an engineering company for twenty years.
Since his childhood, he cultivates the hobby of philately and history, and afterwards he passes to the study of postal history in little known fields such as the first issues of the Ottoman Empire and of Ecuador, Italian air mail and the flights of Italian pilots abroad, creating, in the course of years, some important collections and one of the most complete libraries of philately, postal history and aeronautic history.
He is awarded the maximum rewards in the National and World competitive philatelic exhibitions (6 Large Gold Medals and numerous Grand Prix from 1976 to 1978).
Since 1979, he exhibits only in the Honour Class or upon invitation in National and International exhibitions.
He publishes numerous articles, chapters in specialized books, one book and two catalogues, always dealing with little known or unreleased subjects relevant to postal history and aeronautic history.
He is enrolled in the National Register of Philatelic Jury Members since 1982 and he is an International Philatelic Jury Member.
He is enrolled in the Golden Register of Italian Philately since 1979; since 1995, in the Register of Expert Witnesses of the Court in Verbania for Philately; since 1996, in the Philately Category, in the Expert Role of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture in Verbano Cusio Ossola.
He is Life Member of the American Air Mail Society and member of the following Italian and foreign associations: A.I.E.P. International Association of Philatelic Experts (Italy, Air Mail - Ecuador, Air Mail); A.P.F.I.P Associazione Periti Filatelici Italiani Professionisti; Borsa Filatelica Nazionale; Federazione fra le Società Filateliche Italiane; Accademia Italiana di Filatelia e Storia Postale; Istituto di Studi Storici Postali; Unione Filatelica Lombarda; A.I.S.P. Associazione Italiana di Storia Postale; A.I.D.A. Associazione Italiana di Aerofilatelia; A.I.C.P.M. Associazione Italiana Collezionisti Posta Militare; Schweizerischer Aerophilatelisten-Verein; Cercle Aérophilatélique Français; British Air Mail Society; Nido delle Aquile Museo dell'Aria.