ary ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) from ▁Or bet ello ▁Air field , ▁Italy ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil ▁between ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁Italian ▁Air ▁Force ▁cinemat ograph ers ▁fil med ▁the ▁entire ▁expedition , ▁beginning ▁with ▁early ▁prepar ations ▁at ▁Or to b ello ▁Air field . ▁ ▁At ▁Or to b ello , ▁the ▁Italian ▁av i ators ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁flight , ▁l ined ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁se ap lane ▁hang ar , ▁singing ▁a ▁national istic ▁song ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Bal bo , ▁singing ▁alongside ▁other ▁officers ▁including ▁General ▁Valle ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁M add al ena . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁take off , ▁a ▁ty ph oon ▁forced ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁se ap lan es ▁to ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁Spanish ▁coast , ▁and ▁find ▁shelter ▁in ▁a ▁Spanish ▁port ▁near ▁Cart ag ena . ▁The ▁flight ▁continues ▁to ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁with ▁its ▁head lands , ▁then ▁onto ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁African ▁coast . ▁On ▁reaching ▁Ken it ra ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁French ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁after ▁visit ing ▁the ▁areas ▁around ▁Villa ▁C is ner os , ▁Western ▁Sah ara , ▁and ▁Bol ama ▁Bay , ▁Bal bo ▁planned ▁out ▁the ▁longest ▁long - distance ▁leg , ▁from ▁Bol ama - N atal ▁har bor ▁up ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁ ▁After ▁successfully ▁comple ting ▁the ▁trans