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The book, the first concrete result of painstaking cataloguing, digitizing and conservation work at the SIAI Marchetti archive, portrays the development and successes of the Corsa (race) version of the famous SIAI S.79. All aspects of the aircraft are covered on the 72 pages, which contain text, 100 photos, 3D drawings and a colour profile. The chapters of the book cover the following areas:
- External views
- Technical details
- The crews for the Istres-Damascus-Paris race
- The Istres-Damascus-Paris race
- The flight to Brazil
About the author
Paolo Miana, born in 1976, has been deeply passionate about aviation since early childhood. Paolo graduated as an MA in History and went on to be employed by private research centres, the European Commission's JRC and in the aerospace sector. At the moment he is responsible for historical research and project development at the Viennese aircraft restoration company Craftlab. In 2004 he was among the winners of Finmeccanica's innovation award. Paolo contributed to the founding of the Agusta Museum at Cascina Costa in 2005, and the year after he was in charge of an exhibition on A. Marchetti organized to coincide with the opening of the AgustaWestland Training Academy at Sesto Calende. He has authored two books as well as various papers and articles on aviation history published in Italian and international periodicals.
