Enrico Massi
{{Short description|Italian aviator}}
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Enrico Massi (29 October 1897 – 4 October 1923) was an Italian aviator. He is considered a pioneer of aviation in El Salvador.
Biography
His parents were Augusto Massi and Carlota Pascarella. In World War I he was a pilot and flight instructor for the Italian Royal Navy, and after the conflict, he worked as a test pilot in the Monte Celio experiment field. Later he made acrobatic presentations in Africa and Asia with Mario D'Urso, and in 1922 he was hired by Fiat S.p.A. again as a test pilot.Flotilla Aérea: [http://flotilla-aerea.com/2009/12/29/enrico-massi-pionero-de-la-aviacion-salvadorena/ Enrico Massi, pionero de la Aviación Salvadoreña] In same year he arrived in the American continent along with other Italians at the invitation of the Honduran government, to form an aviation school, but this objective was not met.{{cite web|url=http://www.hondurasensusmanos.info/conozca-honduras/honduras-cultural/articulos-de-interes/97-los-pilotos-extranjeros-en-honduras-1921-24.html |title=Los Pilotos Extranjeros en Honduras (1921-24) |accessdate=25 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222038/http://www.hondurasensusmanos.info/conozca-honduras/honduras-cultural/articulos-de-interes/97-los-pilotos-extranjeros-en-honduras-1921-24.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}
On 4 October 1923, he was conducting an instruction flight with Juan Ramón Munés in a Caudron G.3, but the device suffered engine failures that caused his fall and the death at 11:30 in the Venice farm Soyapango.La Prensa Gráfica: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528051531/http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20030119/revista_dominical/rdo02.asp En la memoria de los cielos] He was buried with all the honors, and a national mourning was decreed in the country.El Diario de Hoy: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080613053833/http://www.elsalvador.com/hablemos/Ediciones/180201/historia2.htm Historia aérea salvadoreña]
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Category:Italian aviation pioneers
Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents
Category:Italian military aviators
Category:Military personnel from Naples
Category:Salvadoran people of Italian descent
Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1923
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Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in El Salvador