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Francesco de Pinedo

Francesco de Pinedo (February 16, 1890 – September 2, 1933) was an Italian aviator. A ''Regia Marina'' (Italy's Royal Navy) officer who transferred to the ''Regia Aeronautica'' (Italy's Royal Air Force), he was an advocate of the seaplane and is best known for his long-range flying boat flights in the 1920s that demonstrated the feasibility of global air travel. Provided by Wikipedia