Giuseppe Mario Bellanca
Italian-American airplane designer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giuseppe Mario Bellanca (March 19, 1886 – December 26, 1960) was an Italian-American aviation pioneer, airplane designer and builder, who is credited with many design firsts and whose aircraft broke many aviation records. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.[1] The Bellanca C.F., one of the world's first enclosed-cabin monoplanes, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum.[2] Bellanca was known mostly for his long range aircraft which led the way for the advancement of international and commercial air transportation.[1]
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Giuseppe Mario Bellanca | |
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Born | (1886-03-19)March 19, 1886 Sciacca, Italy |
Died | December 26, 1960(1960-12-26) (aged 74) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Children | August Bellanca |
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