Francesco Agello

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

• Studied here

  Desenzano Military Seaplane Base

  He entered the High-Speed School in 1928, trained at Desenzano and made his record-setting flights from the base.

• Commemorated here

  Hangar 3 and the M.C.72 Replica

  The full-size reconstruction represents the type and specific configuration of the M.C.72 with which he set the 1934 record.

• Performed here

  Manerba High-Speed Timing Hut

  His record-setting M.C.72 passes were timed from this station in 1934.

• Performed here

  San Sivino High-Speed Timing Hut

  The timing team stationed here measured the passes of his October 1934 world-record flight.