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The home team brought four sleek Macchi M.52 racers to the 1927 competition in Venice, Italy, here showing off its 1,000 horsepower Fiat AS.3 DOHC V-12 engine. (San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive)
The home team brought four sleek Macchi M.52 racers to the 1927 competition in Venice, Italy, here showing off its 1,000 horsepower Fiat AS.3 DOHC V-12 engine. (San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive)