By: Moggy C - 25th January 2013 at 09:07
That’s nice lateral thinking.
It works for me. Certainly possible.
Moggy 😀
By: Carpetbagger - 25th January 2013 at 08:30
Could it signify the 17th year of National Fascist Party rule?
According to Wiki they came to power in 1922 so that would fit.
Or perhaps 17 years since the party’s creation? Wiki again ‘Founded in Rome on November 9, 1921’.
That is definitely a fascist party symbol on the badge so I reckon that’s it.
By: Moggy C - 24th January 2013 at 23:49
You’re welcome.
I wish I could offer a suggestion about the group of numerals in the bottom right.
Despite switching to the roman 17 (XVII) at the end it looks enticingly like a date, but not one that can be deciphered, or made to fit the Raduno featured above
Moggy
By: xtangomike - 24th January 2013 at 11:41
Wow !! Thanks Moggy…a friend of mine who is an avid medal collector passed it on to me, having found it in a drawer with lots of bits and pieces of warime memoirs and medals.
This piece fooled him, and because of its aviation conotations, he passed it on to me to find the answers….I just knew this forum would provide the answer….after all, what would Mr Cundall have done without all the advice, encouragement, professionalism, sarcasm and downright ill informed posts I read on his subject ?
By: xtangomike - 24th January 2013 at 11:33
I know it was a long time ago Peter, and so you can probably be excused for forgetting you flew there!! :diablo:
Must have been the first outing for the Koliber?!
Nice little badge, though. Will it be at Shoreham?
Didn’t know you were with us old chap !!!!
By: Malcolm McKay - 24th January 2013 at 10:05
That visit to the tomb of Mussolini’s parents must have been a real highlight 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th January 2013 at 09:14
Just love Google translate…..!!
Interesting read, though. The first part of the final sentence is a bit of a challenge, however. Must have been a Guardian journalist.
By: Moggy C - 24th January 2013 at 08:55
Found this (Google translation)
3 to 4 September 1938 in Forlì held a Grand National Avioraduno which are recorded over 80 civil aircraft from all over Italy. The program includes the landing at the airport avioradunisti “Luigi Ridolfi” immediately after, the town of Predappio, the launch of a message containing a phrase of homage and reverence to the Duce.
On Sunday, September 4 planned a reception at the Municipality of Forlì, followed by a visit to the tomb of the parents of Mussolini in Predappio and finally the awards ceremony in the spa park of Castrocaro.
Participate in the gathering actually 72 aircraft, and behind one of the waivers is hiding a tragic accident, almost entirely concealed by the newspapers of the time, which tended to limit if not eliminate crime news.
And ‘the late afternoon of Saturday, September 3, 1938 when, in the skies of Imola and Castel Bolognese, the plane’s pilot Turin ing. Antonio Vaciago encounters problems. Is now less than 20 km arrival in Forlì, the aircraft begins to fly low, makes circles and, most likely, attempt an emergency landing in a farm located in via Calamello in the countryside of Castel Bolognese, near the Bologna-Ancona railway.
A witness recalls those dramatic moments and first aid given to the pilot by a local farmer: “My father and I saw the plane flying low and we were afraid that fell on our house. then the plane crashed in the middle of a farm and decided to go immediately to see. My father took with him a “pinnate” and we approached.’s aviator imprisoned in the cockpit, there was a sign not to get because he was afraid that the plane caught fire. My father took me away, and, with the help of “pinnate”, released Vaciago and pulled him out of the plane by stretching on the floor and putting one of his bags under his head. then from Castle arrived and took him to the emergency hospital. His family, informed of the incident, were immediately Castle and decided to carry Vaciago in Turin. The day after he died, I do not know if in Turin or during the journey. ” In the village only a hissing sound was heard, but the next day, a Once sparsasi voice, lots of people went on a pilgrimage to the crash site to see the plane.
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th January 2013 at 07:42
I know it was a long time ago Peter, and so you can probably be excused for forgetting you flew there!! :diablo:
Must have been the first outing for the Koliber?!
Nice little badge, though. Will it be at Shoreham?
By: Moggy C - 24th January 2013 at 07:25
In Italian an Avioraduno is a fly-in.
It looks as if this is a little commemorative badge that was probably distributed to attendees who flew into a meet at Forli, which is an airfield about 25 miles NW of Rimini.
The fact it carries a fascist symbol, and reference to Squadristi (Mussolini’s Blackshirts) place this as being 1930s
Moggy
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