The Archive · 1930

Captain Lombardi Apologizes

Tokyo, July 27.

Captain Lombardi, Italian aviator, who has caused much trouble among the military authorities here for his adventurous flight over such fort fied zones as Fuzan, Shimonoseki and Yokosuga expressed his sincere regret to Major-General Sugiyama, Vice-Minister of War, over the mat ter, visiting the lIntter yesterday accompanied by Lieut-Cotonel Fran-tine, military attache to the Italian. Embassy here, As (Captain Lombardi's infra ment was innocently carried wing to the bad weather, the rouble will be settled when the Italian Ambassador expresses his egret to the war authorities.

In this connection, it is reported that the aeroplane piloted by Captain Lombardi will be presented to Aviation League toat Tachikawa aerodpome in the presence of the Minis ter of Communications and the Stalin Ambassador, Aeroplane Presented to Students July 28, The presentation to the Japanese Students Aviation League of the Italian plane in which Captain Lomburdi made the Italy-Japan ight, took place this morning at pachikawa Aerodrome, The cere Tony was attended by high Government officials and) members of the Imperial

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