AEROPLANE TO AEROPLANO

       The First International Soaring Concourse in Italy      1924, Asiago. One hundred years ago.     by Vincenzo Pedrielli      Engine-less flying began to be known in Italy only in the Spring of 1924. Until then, Italians had only seen mentions of it on German and French publications. In that year, the Lega Aerea Nazionale (Italian National Aviation League), with the fervid cooperation of the “La Gazzetta dello Sport” newspaper, announced the first Italian international soaring meeting.      Finding a suitable place for the meeting turned out to be the greatest difficulty. Accordingly, a prize was instituted to be awarded to anyone who would suggest an appropriate location for the purpose. A terrain with the right conformation, swept by winds of sufficient strength was required.      Many people, passionate about flight, began searching but, for a variety of reasons, the proposed ...

                               The following is the translation from Italian of a chapter of Gabriele Adinolfi's book  Orchestra Rossa,  published by AVATAR editions. The subtitle of the book reads: "Massacres: the truth that may not be told." The massacres began with the ruthless bombing of a Milan branch of the Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in 1969. That year marked the beginning of a bloody terrorist campaign in Italy. The truth about who carried it out cannot be told, at least openly, because it conflicts with the official version of the events, that has been enshrined now in books, films, documentaries and sadly even in the final decisions issued by some Italian courts.  The disastrous Italian defeat in WWII was followed by the total loss of sovereignty of the Italians over their own land. The defeat turned Italy from an open battlefield to a terrain disputed in a covere...