Francdesco de Pinedo was an Italian airman who came to Australian attetion in 1924 by flying from Italy to Australia, on to Janpan and back to Italy,
This magnificent feat does not get the attention it deserves. This website hosts
My sumary of this flight,: booklet in html form
A tramslation of
UN VOLO DI 55.000 CHILOMETRI,
by Francesco de Pinedo, published in 1926. Other material has been added -
usually plagiarised - to make a more complete picture of the career of this
remarkable airman, but the main emphasis remains on the Melbourne / Tokyo and
return flight of 1925.
A resource archive will be added.