1. Arturo Ferrarin's exploits included winning the "Rome-Tokyo Raid" air race in 1920 and a non-stop flight from Italy to Brazil in 1928 with fellow aviator Carlo Del Prete.
12 Facts About Arturo Ferrarin
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Arturo Ferrarin was born in Thiene in the Province of Vicenza to Maria and Antonio Arturo Ferrarin, a textiles industrialist.
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Arturo Ferrarin initially studied classics at the Liceo Foscarini in Venice, but his preference for technical subjects led him to withdraw from the liceo and finish his studies at the Fusinieri Institute in Vicenza.
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Arturo Ferrarin was stationed at San Pietro in Gu.
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On his return to Italy from Brazil in 1928 Arturo Ferrarin was awarded the Gold Medal of Aeronautic Valor.
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Arturo Ferrarin was opposed to the participation of Italian airmen in the races and competitions that marked the 1920s because they gave prestige to individuals rather than the air weaponry of the regime which he was anxious to promote.
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At first, Arturo Ferrarin acquiesced to Balbo's policy, but after a serious quarrel in 1930, their relationship deteriorated.
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Balbo eventually demanded and received Arturo Ferrarin's leave of absence from the Air Force.
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Arturo Ferrarin married Adelaide Castiglioni on 11 June 1931 in an elaborate wedding in Milan with Balbo and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta as witnesses.
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In July 1935 Arturo Ferrarin was piloting Giovanni Agnelli's seaplane to Forte dei Marmi with Agnelli's son Edoardo as his passenger when it ditched in Genoa, hit an obstacle in the water, and overturned.
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Arturo Ferrarin died on 18 July 1941 at the age of 46 when a new experimental plane he was testing crashed at Guidonia Montecelio.
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Arturo Ferrarin's exploits inspired the character "Arturo Ferrarin" in the Japanese animated film Porco Rosso directed by Hayao Miyazaki.