After the First World War in which the Mincio I became a gunboat of the Royal Italian Navy, we find it in use by the Department of High-speed desert, a department of aviation where they were developed and tested on the low working participating seaplanes for Italy at the Schneider Cup international competition that was held between the two wars in a period of great development for aviation in a series of speed records with piston engines.
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tug returned to his role in a military unit ever held the job of carrying off the barges that transported the aircraft to perform the takeoffs and splashdowns off.
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I also found another quote use of the Mincio in 1930. In that year there was an air disaster and during a test flight the pilot Tommaso Dal Molin (which took its name from the airport of Vicenza) lost his life with his sinking seaplane near Sirmione. The task of recovering remains and aircraft were called by the military divers viareggini of the famous' claw Alberto Gianni and others.
Moving away from their ship navy claw, man Mincio as a recovery ship for underwater operations and make recovery requested, here is a description of the operation and some photos where you see the bow with the winch Mincio which has already raised the wreckage of the plane:
"" The brave divers eagle does not just operate at sea, but were called for an emergency recovery on Lake Garda. ; On January 18, 1930, during a test flight at high speed, the pilot Tommaso Dal Molin fell into the lake with his hydroplane racing, a Savoia Marchetti S 65.
Dal Molin was the young sergeant who had successfully competed in a few months before the British Schneider Cup in the skies of Calshot. It was considered a great driver. All attempts and research to hook the unit who died in 100 feet of water had failed in vain.
Thus the Fascist government decided to turn to the famous divers.
Desenzano authorities put at their disposal a old lake boat the "Mincho" that in four and four ' eight was transformed into a small vessel for recovery of luck. With the tricks and expedients Gianni was able to devise the best equipment. Accompanied
at four buoys anchored to the Mincio ..... Franceschini was the first to fall after as ocean currents that broke eight miles per hour, here it seemed to go down in a glass of water. A 96 meters and touched the ground became bogged down in a thick layer of mud and silt. Prill starboard !!!!!! ordered that John was on the phone ... here we are! He is the instrument! Lay immersed in the mush with broken wings .... O gianni send me down a noose that the harness, I do not see a ficosecco in this water by frogs! Once attached to the derrick schricchiolare taken, it was obliged to reinforce the tree in the end they succeeded. As soon as the surface approached the cockpit, but the body was not there.
On January 29 they returned to dive but did nothing .... That evening quail gathered divers and made them a good scolding .. the area was full of Geraci fascists who were seen among the divers ... with so many important eyes from Rome you could not look bad ...
After several attempts, the body was found and recovered with great difficulty and emotion on the part of divers. Accustomed to bring explosives to eradicate metal wrecks, work in dangerous conditions, but a body not recovered had never happened and this was not a simple task. "
Here are the photos of the recovery of the airport of Vicenza display in the museum where you see the bowsprit added to the bow of the wreck and Mincio aircraft hung just recovered.