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The airplane in the museum has a real interesting history! The "Angel of the Children" was powered with a 120 hp AR aircraft engine. To bring attention to the world about the plight of 15,000 crippled and orphaned war children, the pilots Leonardo Bonzi and Manuer Lualdi flew the plane across the Atlantic Ocean. At the time it was the smallest plane to make this trip in 1948. Gazette of the Sport to promote a subscription to support the humanitarian initiative, the result was extraordinary: in a short time they collected nearly 7 million Liras, donated to Bonzi and Lualdi upon their return from their travel of hope.
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