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On August 28, 1940: the first flight of the Campini Caproni CC-2 airplane
Rome, Italy - Italy was among the pioneer countries in the design and construction of the aircraft with jet propulsion
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Italy was among the pioneer Countries in the design and construction of the airplanes with jet propulsion. In fact in August 1940 the Campini-Caproni CC-2 was tested in flight, the first Italian jet aicraft, while only the year before (it was on August 27) the German tested Heinkel He-178 that was the first jet airplane of the aviation history. The only jet airplane to be used during the WWII in 1944...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency