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

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again as a test pilot. 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. 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. He was buried with all the honors, and a national mourning was decreed in the country.El Diario de Hoy
Historia aérea salvadoreña
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1897 births 1923 deaths Accidental deaths in El Salvador Italian aviation pioneers Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents Italian military aviators Italian test pilots Military personnel from Naples Salvadoran people of Italian descent Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1923 {{Aviation-bio-stub