Colonello Francesco De Pinedo - Regia Aeronautica ItalianaDe Pinedo in San DiegoDe Pinedo in Washington DC with Italian Ambassador and Air Force Attache`Sponsor AEREA S.p.a.
The CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY presents:
Francesco De Pinedo
An historic 53 photograph exhibit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the first landing in the U.S.A. of a foreign aircraft: the Santa Maria, piloted by the Italian Royal Air Force Commander Colonel Francesco De Pinedo.
EXHIBIT SCHEDULE FOR 2002/2003
  • St. Louis, MO - Museum of Transportation
  • July 1 - 14
  • Milwaukee, WI - Italian Community Center
  • July 19 - 28
  • Springfield, IL -
  • July 28 - August 21
  • Chicago, IL - O'Hare Int'l Airport, Terminal 2
  • Sept 10 - Oct 18
  • Pueblo, CO - 
  • Oct 25 - Nov 20
  • Kansas City, MO - Arts Incubator Gallery
  • Dec 6 - Dec 14
  • Houston, TX -
  • Dec 17 - Feb 10, 2003
  • Madison, WI 
  • Feb 12 - Mar 10
  • Detroit, MI
  • Mar 14 - Apr 14*
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Apr 15 - May 12*
  • New York, NY
  • May 12 - Jun 5*
  • Chicago, IL - Italian Consulate General
  • From Jun 6
    *:Dates shown are available windows.  Exact dates will be posted as received
    Click on the city for directions to the exhibit.
    Click on any of the photographs for the history of Francesco De Pinedo.
    This exhibit is made possible by concession of the Supreme Command 
    of the Italian Air Force and a grant from AEREA s.p.a. 
    Santa Maria II in New York Hangar De Pinedo in Chicago with Miss AmericaDe Pinedo in HollywoodDetail of the SM55 engines being checked prior to take offThe Santa Maria upon arrivalThe Santa Maria being refueled in Lake Roosevelt, Arizona
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