New The 1926 Macchi M.39, Known Every Minute La Macchina Nervosa Inwards Italy, In Addition To Every Minute The Flight Flirt Inwards The Usa, Winner Of The Schneider Loving Cup

Specially designed to win the 1926 Schneider Cup when Mussolini ordered it built to win at all costs. The left fly in addition to pontoon were designed differently than the correct side... inwards guild to brand the left turns in addition to offest the engine torque.

They smuggled Italian vino into the USA inwards the spare float to celebrate the win.

Image from Conquerors of the Air: The Evolution of Aircraft 1903-1945, text past times Heiner Emde, illustrations past times Carlos Demand, Viking Press, 1968, via https://simanaitissays.com/2015/02/14/smuggling-and-motorsports/

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