Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA
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Started by Rinaldo Piaggio, an industrialist and politician. Giovanni Pegna, chief engineer.
Started producing parts for Caproni bombers; by mid-1916, complete Capronis were being made; in 1917 added FBA and Macci (listed here is Nieuport-Macci) flying boats. Closed after WW1 Armistice.
Land planes at Sestri Ponente (which is home of Genoa's airport now); also, from 1917, seaplanes at Finale Liguria
Sources
- G236-237
- Gunston, 2005, p361
- SD228
| Names | Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA, Piaggio |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Sestri Ponente; Finale Liguria |
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| Started aero | 1915 |
| Ended aero | 1918 |
| Key people | Rinaldo Piaggio, Giovanni Pegna |
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