Gaby Angelini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGaby Angelini
Italian aviator
Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1911
Place of Birth: Susa, Piedmont, Italy
Date of Death: 03-Dec-1932
Profession: aircraft pilot
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Gaby Angelini
- Gabriella (Gaby) Angelini (1911 - 3 December 1932) was an Italian aviator.Angelini was born in Milan to a wealthy family.
- She earned her pilot's license at the age of 19, and quickly became a popular figure in Italy.
- She was the first Italian woman to complete a trans-European flight, travelling to eight European countries, for which she received a Golden Eagle Medal.
- In 1932 she left Italy on a solo flight to Delhi, India, travelling in a Breda Ba.15 aeroplane.
- Angelini encountered difficulties during a sandstorm in Libya en route, and crashed in the desert and died.
- More than 120,000 people attended her funeral in Milan.In 2014 a book was published about Angelini's life, titled La Leggenda di Little Gaby (The Legend of Little Gaby).
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