Mario de Bernardi

MARIO DE BERNARDI d1959. Italian World War I fighter pilot, seaplane air racer of the 1920s and test pilot of early Italian experimental jets. On April 8th 1959, he went to a Rome airport to see a German light plane demonstration and flew his own light plane, showing off his aerobatic skills. Whilst in the air, he began to experience a heart attack. He managed to land the aircraft, only to die minutes later at the age of 65