▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁Navy ▁A viation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Reg ia ▁Aer onaut ica . ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁Italian ▁se ap lane ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁minister ▁Ital o ▁Bal bo ▁himself ▁led ▁some ▁trans at l antic ▁fl ights ▁from ▁Or bet ello . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁flight ▁of ▁twelve ▁Sav o ia - M arch etti ▁S . 5 5 ▁flying ▁boats ▁from ▁Or bet ello ▁Air field ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil ▁between ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁July ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁twenty - four ▁flying ▁boats ▁on ▁a ▁round - tri p ▁flight ▁from ▁Rome ▁to ▁the ▁Century ▁of ▁Progress ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁flight ▁had ▁seven ▁legs ; ▁Or bet ello ▁— ▁Amsterdam ▁— ▁Der ry ▁— ▁Re yk jav ík ▁— ▁Cart w right , ▁Lab r ador ▁— ▁Sh edia c ▁— ▁Montreal ▁ending ▁on ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁near ▁Burn ham ▁Park . ▁After ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 1 º ▁Storm o . ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Luft wa ffe ▁base ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁its ▁capture , ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Force