Object ID:
2015.25.7
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Savoy-Machetti is how the aircraft was recorded in the album. Research reveals it is spelled Savoia Marchetti. The one pictured was being considered for Boston to New York passenger service.
Savoia-Marchetti became famous for its flying boats and seaplanes, which set numerous endurance and speed records. The original company was founded in 1915 as SIAI (Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia - Sea plane company of Northern Italy). After World War I it gained the name Savoia, when it acquired the Società Anonima Costruzioni Aeronautiche Savoia, an Italian aircraft company founded by Umberto Savoia in 1915. The name Marchetti was added when chief designer Alessandro Marchetti joined the company in 1922.
The wood bodied Winroth truck hauls the Navy's Anacostia flown in from Naval Air Station Anacostia Washington D.C. The Boston Aero Show in February 1910 ran for eight days at Mechanics Hall on Huntington Avenue. It was the first all aviation exhibition held in the United States with aeroplanes, engines, gliders, airships and balloons.
Savoia-Marchetti became famous for its flying boats and seaplanes, which set numerous endurance and speed records. The original company was founded in 1915 as SIAI (Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia - Sea plane company of Northern Italy). After World War I it gained the name Savoia, when it acquired the Società Anonima Costruzioni Aeronautiche Savoia, an Italian aircraft company founded by Umberto Savoia in 1915. The name Marchetti was added when chief designer Alessandro Marchetti joined the company in 1922.
The wood bodied Winroth truck hauls the Navy's Anacostia flown in from Naval Air Station Anacostia Washington D.C. The Boston Aero Show in February 1910 ran for eight days at Mechanics Hall on Huntington Avenue. It was the first all aviation exhibition held in the United States with aeroplanes, engines, gliders, airships and balloons.
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Savoy-machetti Plane Visits Boston
Winroth Truck Takes Plane To Mechanics Hall Boston Show
Savoy-machetti Plane Visits Boston
Winroth Truck Takes Plane To Mechanics Hall Boston Show