ITALY’S SALONE
During 1960, Turin – Torino to the Italians – joined locations such as Farnborough, Paris and Hanover as one of Europe’s leading aviation showcase destinations, as Marco Rossi reveals

The northwest Italian city of Turin is often considered the cradle of the country’s aviation industry. From the beginning of the 19th century, the surrounding area became home to some of the first (and most important) Italian aircraft manufacturers, including Piaggio and Caproni.