| Alberto Canaveri | |
|---|---|
| |
| Colonello Alberto Canaveri, alias Franco Signorelli | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1897 Turin, Italy |
| Died | ? ? |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Military |
| Profession | Aircraft pilot |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy Spanish Nationalists
|
| Service/branch | Regia Aeronautica |
| Years of service | 1920-1943 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Aviazione Legionaria |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
Alberto Canaveri (1897 – ?) was an Italian airplane pilot who took part in the Spanish Civil War,[1] and strategically during the Second World War as Head of the Aviation Pilots School, based in Castiglione del Lago.[2] He was part of the Italian team during the 1929 Schneider Cup,[3] and also participated in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.[4]
Italian team during the Schneider Cup 1929
He was in command of Fiat CR.32 during the missions of the Aviazione Legionaria against the Spanish Republican Forces.[5] He was appointed President of the Pilot School of Castiglione del Lago, Italian region of Umbria by decree issued by Benito Mussolini on September 1941.[6]
References[]
- ↑ La aviación legionaria en la guerra española. José Luis Alcofar Nassaes. 1975. ISBN 9788473640268. https://books.google.com/books?id=h0QKAQAAIAAJ&q=canaveri+Regia+Aeronautica.
- ↑ La regia aeronautica, 1939-1943: 1941: L'anno della riscossa. Stato Maggiore Aeronautica, Ufficio storico. 1982. https://books.google.com/books?id=OwtWAAAAYAAJ&q=canaveri+Regia+Aeronautica.
- ↑ The World's Aeroplanes and Airships. George Gibbard Jackson. 1929. https://books.google.com/books?id=0xIhAAAAMAAJ&q=canaveri+schneider+cup+1929.
- ↑ La regia aeronautica nella seconda guerra mondiale: novembre 1939-novembre 1941. Francesco Pricolo. 1971. https://books.google.com/books?id=21oDAAAAMAAJ&q=canaveri+Regia+Aeronautica.
- ↑ Stormi d'Italia: storia dell'aviazione militare italiana. Giulio Lazzati. 1975. ISBN 9788842540793. https://books.google.com/books?id=gs0gAAAAMAAJ&q=canaveri+Fiat+CR.32.
- ↑ Giornale ufficiale. Regno d'italia. 1942. https://books.google.com/books?id=fLwD0_QhGJEC&q=colonello+canaveri&pg=PA560.
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