Alfa Romeo Aviation talk by participants

[Fred Di Matteo <fredalfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since we have a number of Digesters interested in aviation talk;  Here
is a bit of true facts from il topo himself;

A.  DON BLACK FLIES A MESSERSCHMITT "MONSUN" 209

B. ONE OF THE GUYS IN ARESE (STILL), WHO WAS DENNIS' MENTOR HAS WRITTEN
SEVERAL WONDERFUL BOOKS ON ITALIAN WW2 AVIATION.  HE IS IN THE REMAINS
OF THE ALFA ROMEO ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL DEPT, A PICCONE MAN, AND HIS NAME
IS LUCIANO SPAGGIARI.  TODAY HE IS IN ENGINE COMPONENTS TESTING, AND YOU
MAY HAVE MET HIM.  HE IS AN OLD TIMER FROM PORTELLO AND LUCCHI FRIEND.

C.  TELL THEM "ITALIAN AIR FORCE" IS AN OXYMORON.

D. DOMENICO COLASACCO, MY NEWARK SHOP FOREMAN WAS A CREW CHIEF FOR A
SQUADRIGLIA OF MACCHI 202 FOLGORE IN NORD AFRIKA.  THEY WERE POWERED
WITH ALFA BUILT DB601 COPIES.  THE 202 IN SMITHSONIAN, ENGINE WAS
REBUILT BY DOMENICO AND MYSELF AS A "DONATION", AND OUR TIME WAS
APPROVED BY ARTURO REITZ.  AT THAT TIME DON MERCHANT WAS THE DIRECTOR OF
THE SILVER HILL, MD FACILITY., MAN WAS IT EVER COLD IN THOSE OLD QUONSET
HUTS!

YOU CAN PASS THIS ON AS A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY TO THE YOUNG DIGESTERS.

SALUTI CARISSIMO,

DON

Fred Di Matteo,  I did not meet Spaggiare, only Lucchi.  Had I know. I'm
sure ing. Lucchi would have introced us.

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