An Earlybird's Scrapbook
Porto Corsini
Submitted Photographs, Part Six
The following photographs were provided by Mauro Antonellini, a resident of Lugo, Italy, near Porto Corsini. We are pleased to include these images in the reproduction of the scrapbook as they are of fine quality and illustrate some of the pilots and activities in the region.
Top and Center - Aerial view of Porto Corsini as it appears today.
Bottom - Hangars as they appear today.
The star and latin "Salvat Ubi Ucet" is a latin motto painted on the hangar that means: "It saves whereupon it shines." It presumably refers to the star insigna of the 263th Squadriglia. The 263th Squadriglia, commanded by Capitano Ferruccio Capuzzo, was based in Porto Corsini before U.S. Naval Air Station installation. A photo of the original wooden hangers can be viewed here.
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