in Rome Rome, Aug. 12.
To the accompaniment of roa! cannon and multitudinous cheering, Genera! Ttalo Balbo, the Air Minis ter, brought Italy's flying fleet home to the mouth of the Tiber this evening, Except for one plane which crashed at Amsterdam on the out-Ward voyage to Chicago the fleet was ntact but missing from the person-were two of the steel-hearted filers, Sergeant Ugo Quintavalle and Lieutenant Benrico Squaglia, who were killed in accidents at Ainster-Yam and Ponto del Gada respectively.
Though the great throng that greeted the returning voyagers ex-rested their grief men posthumous mnours were conferred upon the two missing heroes, all recognised the flight as one of the greatest aceomplishments in the history of aviation, i The twenty-three machines circled the mouth of the Tiber and then crime down in perfect formation to the surface of the water.
Awaiting to greet them were Premier Mussolini, Prince Humbert, Princess Piedmont and all members of the Italian Cabinet, the latter wearing the regular Fai ist regalia Ri with the black shirts, Embraced By Mussolini As Gen, Balbo stepped ashore, the Premier rushed to him and embraced him.. Then he shook hands with each of the fliers and had them escorted to the veeriving stand where the special honours were bestowed.
'Geneval Bsibo was promoted to the yank of Air Marsh of the men who accompanied him was promoted one grade higher, Foch flier and member of the crew received the gold medal for acropuutieal valour, including the two who lost, their' lives.
The 22 flying boats had been delayed by "bad weather which caused them to, land immediately At Ostia instead of first circling over Rome—Reuter,
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