List of World War II aces from Italy
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Italy. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.
A
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Adami, Ranieri Piccolomini Clementini |
7 |
|
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| Annoni, Emanuele "Ele" |
9 |
|
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| Arcangeletti, Paolo |
5 |
|
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| Aurili, Giuseppe |
5 |
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B
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Baldi, Loris |
5 |
|
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| Bandini, Luigi |
5 |
|
KIA 29 April 1944 |
| Barcaro, Giovanni |
9 |
|
|
| Baron, Luigi "Gino" |
12 |
|
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| Bartolacchini, Osvaldo |
6 |
|
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| Bartolozzi, Osvaldo |
6 |
|
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| Baschirotto, Gianlino "Giri" |
11 |
|
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| Bassi, Livio |
6 |
|
KIA 2 April 1941 (DOW) |
| Baylon, Giuseppe |
5 |
|
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| Bellagambi, Mario |
13 |
|
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| Benati, Amedeo |
10 |
|
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| Bernardi, Duilio |
5 |
|
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| Biagini, Bruno |
7 |
|
|
| Biagini, Lucio |
5 |
|
KIA 25 April 1944 |
| Bianchi, Manfredo |
5 |
|
|
| Bianchi, Pietro |
5 |
|
KIA 2 August 1943 |
| Biron, Giuseppe "Bepi" |
8 |
|
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| Bladelli, Alessandro |
5 |
|
|
| Bonet, Giovanni |
8 |
|
KIA 29 April 1944 |
| Bonfatti, Piero |
6 |
|
KIA 22 November 1941 |
| Bonzano, Mario |
17 |
|
|
| Bordoni-Bisleri, Franco "Robur" |
19 |
Medaglia d'Oro al valor Militare (three times during World war II), Iron Cross (2nd class). |
KIFA 15 September 1975 |
| Botto Ernesto |
8 |
|
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| Buogo Egidio |
5 |
|
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| Buvoli Aldo |
6 |
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C
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Camaioni, Antonio |
8 |
|
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| Canella, Carlo |
7 |
|
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| Canfora, Antonio |
7 |
|
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| Caselli, Gilberto |
5 |
|
|
| Cavalli, Evasio |
5 |
|
KIA 21 July 1943 |
| Celentano ,Agostino |
6 |
|
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| Cenni, Giuseppe |
9 |
|
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| Chiarini, Guglielmo |
5 |
|
KIA 4 February 1941 |
| Covre, Tullio |
5 |
|
|
| Cucchi, Carlo |
5 |
|
|
| Cuscuna, Francesco |
5 |
|
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D
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Daffara, Vittorino |
7 |
|
|
| Damiani, Rinaldo |
5 |
|
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| Dell'Innocenti, Giovanni |
12 |
|
KIA 3 July 1943 |
| Di Bert, Cesare |
6 |
|
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| Di Briona, Giorgio Solaroli |
11 |
|
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| Di Poggio Suasa, Carlo Maurizio Ruspoli |
11 |
|
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| Doglio, Furio Niclot |
7 |
Medaglia d'Oro al valor Militare (three times during World war II) |
KIA 27 July 1942 on Gozo, by Canadian top ace George Beurling |
| Drago, Ugo |
16 |
|
11 kills with RSI [1] |
E
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Ettore, Domenico |
5 |
|
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F
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Facchini Dotta, Domenico |
5 |
|
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| Fanali, Duilio Sergio |
15 |
|
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| Ferazzani, Giuseppe |
5 |
|
|
| La Ferla, Germano |
13 |
|
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| Ferrulli, Leonardo |
21 (+ 1 in Spain) |
|
KIA 5 July 1943 [1] |
| Fibbia, Guido |
6 (+ 3 in Spain) |
|
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| Filippi Fausto |
8 |
|
23/01/1945 |
| Filippi, Luigi |
7 |
|
20/02/1943 |
| Fissore, Giuliano |
5 |
|
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| Forlani, Dino |
7 |
|
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| Fornaci, Fausto |
9 |
|
KIA 6 February 1945 |
| Foschini, Ettore |
7 |
|
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| François, Armando |
6 |
|
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| Frigerio, Iacopo |
5 |
|
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G
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Gaucci, Roberto |
7 |
|
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| Giannella, Luigi |
12 |
|
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| Giardina, Antonio |
5 |
|
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| Giudice, Eber |
5 |
|
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| Gorrini, Luigi |
19 |
Medaglia d'Oro al valor Militare (in 1958), Iron Cross (1st and 2nd class). |
(4 kills with RSI air force) [1] |
| Graffer, Giorgio |
5 |
|
KIA 28 November 1940 |
| Guarnaccia, Filippo |
7 |
|
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| Guerci, Mario |
5 |
|
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| Guidi, Amedeo |
6 |
|
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| Guiducci, Spiridone |
5 |
|
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I
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Incerto, Enrico Degli |
5 |
|
|
| Iellici, Luigi |
5 |
|
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L
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Laiolo, Domenico |
6 |
|
|
| Lauri, Furio |
18 |
|
approx.[1] |
| Leotta, Eugenio |
5 |
|
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| Locatelli, Bruno |
5 |
|
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| Longhi, Felice |
6 |
|
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| Longhini, Antonio |
8 |
|
KIA 16 November 1944 |
| Lucchini, Franco |
21 |
Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare (Posthumous), five Medaglia d'argento al valor militare and one Medaglia di bronzo, German Iron Cross (2nd class) |
(+ 5 kills in Spain and 52 shared) KIA 5 July 1943 on Sicily [2] |
M
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Magnaghi, Carlo |
11 |
|
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| Magrini, Vasco |
11 |
|
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| Malagola, Willy |
11 |
|
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| Malvezzi, Fernando |
10 |
|
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| Mandolini, Orlando |
7 |
|
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| Mantelli, Adriano |
15 |
|
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| Marconcini, Giuseppe |
6 |
|
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| Mariotti, Luigi |
5 |
|
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| Martinoli, Teresio |
23 |
|
(1 kill with Co-Bell) [1] |
| Mastroagostino, Angelo |
11 |
|
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| Maurer, Sergio |
5 |
|
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| Mazzitelli, Orfeo |
8 |
|
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| Mecatti, Mario |
6 |
|
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| Melis, Mario |
5 |
|
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| Miani, Carlo |
7 |
|
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| Minguzzi, Vittorio |
13 |
|
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| Miotto, Elio |
5 |
|
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| Montagnani, Gianfranco |
5 |
|
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| Montegnacco, Brunetto di |
14 |
|
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| Monterumici, Amleto |
6 |
|
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| Monti, Luigi |
5 |
|
|
| Moretto, Enrico |
5 |
|
|
| Morosi, Luigi |
5 |
|
|
| Mottet, Giuseppe |
6 |
|
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N
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Nioi, Clizio |
7 |
|
|
| Nobili, Guido |
10 |
|
|
| Noveli, Raffaello |
5 |
|
|
O
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Oblach (Garolla), Giuseppe |
7 |
|
KIA 1 December 1942 |
| Ocarso, Dante |
5 |
|
KIA 28 November 1942 |
| Omiccioli Enzo |
5 |
|
KIA 3 February 1941 |
| Omiccioli, Walter |
9 |
|
|
P
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Palazzeschi, Antonio |
5 |
|
|
| Pecchiari, Francesco |
5 |
|
KIA 6 July 1942, by Canadian top ace George Beurling |
| Perdoni, Luciano |
6 |
|
|
| Pergameni, Antonio Larsimont |
6 |
|
|
| Petrosellini, Costantino |
5 |
|
|
| Pinna, Mario |
5 |
|
|
| Pluda, Mario |
5 |
|
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| Pocek, Giorgio |
5 |
|
|
| Presel, Guido |
13 |
|
|
Q
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Querci, Alvaro |
6 |
|
|
R
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Reiner, Giulio |
10 |
| Remondino, Aldo |
5 |
| Ricci, Corrado |
5 |
| Robetto, Giuseppe |
10 |
| Rodoz, Diego |
6 |
| Romagnoli, Carlo |
11 |
| Roveda, Riccardo |
5 |
| Ruzzin, Giuseppe |
6 |
S
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Giovanni Sajeva |
5 |
| Massimo Salvatore |
10 |
| Attilio Sanson |
12 |
| Vincenzo Sant'Andrea |
7 |
| Angelo Savini |
7 |
| Per Giuseppe Scarpetta |
6 |
| Lombardo Schiappacasse |
7 |
| Carlo Seganti |
5 |
Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare (Postmously) |
KIA 12 July 1942, North of Malta, by Canadian top ace George Beurling, while searching for a Missing In Action fellow pilot, Tenente |
| Ricardo Emo Seidl |
6 |
| Ferruccio Serafini |
9 |
| Pietro Serini |
11 |
| Olindo Simionato |
5 |
| Aroldo Soffritti |
8 |
| Claudio Solaro |
12 |
| Alberto Spigaglia |
6 |
| Vittorio Squarcia |
5 |
| Natalino Stabile |
9 |
| Annibale Sterzi |
5 |
T
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Talamini, Renato |
5 |
|
KIA 10 April 1944 |
| Tarantola, Ennio "Banana" |
10 |
Two Medaglia d'argento al valor militare, during WWII (+ two in Spain) and two Medaglie di Bronzo |
+ 1 kill in Spain, with Aviazione Legionaria |
| Tessari, Arrigo |
5 |
|
|
| Torchio, Luigi |
5 |
|
KIA 30 January 1944 |
| Torresi, Giulio |
10 |
|
KIA 1 July 1944 |
| Tugnoli, Giorgio |
6 |
|
|
V
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Valenzano, Raffaele |
8 |
|
|
| Valtancoli, Tito |
8 |
|
|
| Vanzan, Virgilio |
7 |
|
|
| Veronese, Alberto |
6 |
|
KIA 4 November 1944 |
| Veronesi, Mario |
12 |
|
|
| Visconti di Lampugnano, Adriano |
26 |
|
7 kills with RSI, KIA 29 April 1945, Maggiore [1] |
| Visintini, Mario |
17 |
Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare, Medaglia d'Argento and Medaglia di Bronzo |
KIFA 11 February 1941, Capitano [1] |
Z
| Name |
Kills |
Awards |
Notes |
| Zemella, Celso |
5 |
|
|
| Zotti, Andrea |
9 |
|
|
| Zotti, Nicola |
5 |
|
|
| Zuccarini, Gian Mario |
5 |
|
|
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Shores 1983, p. 93.
- ^ Shores 1983, pp. 83-93.
- Bibliography
- Beurling, George and Leslie Roberts. Malta Spitfire: The Story of a Fighter Pilot. New York/Toronto: Ferrar & Rinehart, Inc. 1943. NO ISBN.
- Gustavsson, Håkan and Ludovico Slongo. Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2. Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford /New York, Osprey Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84603-427-5.
- Gustavsson Håkan.URL "Italy Capitano Mario Visintini Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare." Biplane fighter aces on Håkan's aviation page. Retrieved: 12 November 2009.
- Massimello, Giovanni and Giorgio Apostolo. Italian Aces of World War Two. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 978-1841760780.
- Shores, Christopher, Air Aces , Greenwich, CT, Bison Books, 1983. ISBN 0-86124-104-4.
- Skulski, Przemysław: Fiat CR.42 Falco. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2007. ISBN 83-89450-34-8.
- Giovanni (1998) (in Italian and English). Furio Niclot Doglio: Un pilota indimenticabile. Milan: Giorgio Apostolo.
- Spick, Mike: The complete fighter ace - All the World's Fighter Aces, 1914-2000. London, Greenhill Books, 1999. ISBN 1-85367-255-6.
- Sutherland, Jon & Diane Canwell: Air War East Africa 1940-41 The RAF versus the Italian Air Force. Barnsley (South Yorkshire) Pen and Sword Aviation, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84415-816-4.