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The book "Tobruk 1940" by Quilici reports the witnesses of the air accident occurred to his father

Rome, Italy - The book has in appendix as well the war's diary of Nello Quilici

The new book of Folco Quilici, "Tobruk 1940", is the testimony of the writer on the air accident occurred to his father Nello in 1940. Nello Quilici, who was director of the daily journal of Ferrara "Corriere Padano", was flying with the aviator Italo Balbo on board of a S-79 tri-motored in the skies of Tobruck (Lybia), when its aircraft was knocked down by a plane of the Italian anti-aircraft. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 107917
Rome, Italy, 11/17/2004 17:39
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