The year 2020 marked the 95th anniversary of Francesco De Pinedo and Ernesto Campanelli's record-breaking flight of 55,000 km, from Italy to Australia, Japan and back, in a seaplane named Gennariello. Their achievement was lauded worldwide, especially in Australia, where the press reported on it intensively. This paper reconstructs the story of the flight by analysing the Australian press accounts and De Pinedo's diary, to understand how the Australian public perceived the event. It investigates the aviators’ arrival in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, where their popularity was greatest and where the local Italian communities enthusiastically welcomed them. The analysis shows that the flight engendered increased public interest and paid dividends in terms of image for the commercial companies involved, while fascism exploited it to display its progress in aviation. The paper concludes by exploring the legacy of the endeavour in modern Italy and Australia, emphasising the differences between the countries.

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Francesco De Pinedo 和 Ernesto Campanelli 破纪录的飞往澳大利亚的航班——认知、认可和遗产：澳大利亚媒体的报道

2020 年是弗朗切斯科·德·皮内多 (Francesco De Pinedo) 和埃内斯托·坎帕内利 (Ernesto Campanelli) 乘坐名为热纳列洛. 他们的成就在世界范围内受到称赞，尤其是在澳大利亚，媒体对此进行了密集报道。本文通过分析澳大利亚媒体的报道和德皮内多的日记，重构了这次飞行的故事，以了解澳大利亚公众是如何看待这一事件的。它调查了飞行员抵达珀斯、阿德莱德和墨尔本的情况，这些地方他们的人气最高，当地意大利社区热情地欢迎他们。分析表明，这次飞行增加了公众的兴趣，并为相关商业公司带来了形象红利，而法西斯主义则利用它来展示其在航空领域的进步。本文最后探讨了现代意大利和澳大利亚的努力留下的遗产，强调了两国之间的差异。