1882-1910 |
Courtesy of Maurizio Lanza, 1-2-08 |
Biography | In Memorium | Resources |
Via email from Giovanni Giorgetti, 10-10-04 From the book "PIONIERI DELL'AVIAZIONE IN ITALIA", autor Mario Cobianchi, Editoriale Aeronautico - Roma - Via Ripense 1 (Ufficio dipendente dal Ministero dell'Aeronautica) - 1943. |
Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee: December 4, 1910, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 11-19-03 Bob Davis |
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ITALIAN PIONEERS OF AVIATION |
at Centocelle (Roma), with Castellani Giovanni, engineer. |
378 | L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA |
L'ing. Enrico Cammarota, nativo di Alessandria (Piemonte) aveva studiato a Roma, dove suo padre era provveditore agli studi aveva esercitata per alcuni anni la professione di ingegnere civile, poi, innamoratosi dell'aviazione, era andato per un paio de anni in Francia, dove avena ottenuto il diploma, e. tornato a Roma, aveva dati gli c esami ed era stato accolto a Centocelle, come istruttore, avendo anche il brevetto di sottotenente di complemento del genio. A Roma viveva di scapolo, sua madre, due anni sono, rimasta vedove, essendosi ritirata in Alsssandria, dove viveve in continue ansie per la passione aviatoria onde suo figlio cra stato preseo, Il Cammarota era coraggioso e prudente, e dotato di un sangue freddo meraviglioso, Il giorno in cui preciptó il compianto tenente Saglietti, egli pure volava e vide la catastrofe dell'amico, ma non si turbó e continuó il proprio volo. la desgrazia che ha coudotto a morte lui ed il bravo motorista Castellani -- che doveva andare in congedo quest'anno -- e attribuita ad un troppo brusco viraggio comandato al timone di profondita dal. Cammarota, che certo erasi accorto che la coda deIl'apparecchio se abbassava. |
Engineer Enrico Cammarota was born in Alessandria (Piedmont) and had studied in Rome, where his father was provost. For few years he had followed the profession of civil engineer, then became enamored of aviation, was away for a couple of years in France, where had obtained his pilots license. He had returned to Rome and had taken the exams and was accepted at Centocelle as an instructor, having also the rank of Engineers reserve second lieutenant. In Rome, he lived as a bachelor, his mother having been a widow for two years and, having withdrawn to Alessandria where she lived in constant anxiety about the aviation passion in which her son had been consumed. Cammarota was courageous and prudent, guided by a cold intellect. The day that lieutenant Saglietti crashed, he also was flying and observed the death of his friend, but he wasn't to be deterred and continued to fly. The error which had caused him and the skilled engineer Castellani to die, has been attributed to a too abrupt turning commanded to the helm of the depth by Cammarota, who certainly had noticed that the tail of the aircraft was dropping. Castellani was going to retire this year. |
English translation courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti |
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