Gianni Widmer (April 25, 1892 in

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, then in

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– October 30, 1971 in

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) (Slovenian: Ivan Vidmar, German: Johann Widmer) was an Italian civil and military aviator of Slovenian descent, a pioneer of airmail. He was interred at the cemetery of S. Anna in Trieste.

Noted achievements

On September 24, 1911 he flew from Venice to Trieste across the

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in 1h 15 min.''Flying'', a magazine of the Flying Association, 1912, vol. 1
p.13
/ref> There is a monument to Gianni Widmer in

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on the mountain of

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( Fiorentino commune) to commemorate his landing there on April 16, 1913. It was authored by sculptor Carlo Reffi, inscription by Pietro Franciosi. It is the second monument to an aviator (the first one being to

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in Paris, France). He was also awarded the San Marino Gold Medal of Civil Merit of first class for this feat. Castello di Acquaviva
( Acquaviva Commune)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Widmer, Gianni 1892 births 1971 deaths Italian aviators Slovenian aviators Italian people of Slovenian descent Military personnel from Trieste