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Major Mario de Bernardi Photographs

Air and Space Museum

de Bernardi, Mario; Events, 1926 Norfolk, Hampton Roads, VA, Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup)
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Object Details

sova.nasm.2018.0020.0005
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2eb1d7ab3-116e-44af-980c-e8190b0d38c0
Topic
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics -- Competitions
Airplanes
Air pilots
Women air pilots
Provenance
Fiorenza de Bernardi, gift, 2004; via Smithsonian Institution Libraries, transfer, 2018; NASM.2018.0020.0005
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Major Mario de Bernardi Photographs
Summary
This collection consists of six black and white photographs of renowned Italian aviator Mario de Bernardi and one color photograph of his daughter Fiorenza de Bernardi, the first Italian woman commercial airline pilot. The collection also includes an informational document for each of the de Bernardis.
Biographical / Historical
Mario de Bernardi, a renowned Italian aviator (1893-1959), received his wings in 1913 when serving with the Italian Army Service in the Baracca Squadron. De Bernardi was an experimental test pilot, aerobatic pilot, and racer, who won the Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup) at Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1926 and the High Acrobatics Competition at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1931. In 1940 he made test flights of the first Italian jet aircraft, the Caproni-Campini CC.2 (also known as the Camproni Campini N.1). He continued to fly until 1959 when he died following a heart attack suffered during an aerobatic flight.
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, 7 photographs, 2 documents)
Date
bulk 1926-1955
2003
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.2018.0020.0005
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Citation
Major Mario de Bernardi Photographs, Acc. NASM.2018.0020.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Materials are grouped by type; photographs are presented online in chronological order.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patti Williams, 2018; scanned and encoded by Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2023.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six black and white digital print photographs of Mario de Bernardi along with an information page on him. The collection also includes one color digital print photograph and a photocopy of an article on his daughter, Fiorenza de Bernardi, the first Italian woman commercial airline pilot and an advocate for women's aviation opportunities.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
NASM.2018.0020.0005
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2eb1d7ab3-116e-44af-980c-e8190b0d38c0
NASM.2018.0020.0005
NASMAC
Record ID
ebl-1690986900544-1690986900623-0

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  • Document, "Aquili Audiovisivi S.p.A. wishes to remember Mario de Bernardi"

  • Photocopy, Tomich, Patricia Leon (Captain). "Things of Interest: Who is Fiorenza de Bernardi?" International Society of Women Pilots, page 26

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