List of World War II aces from Italy explained

This is a list of aces in World War II from Italy. A flying ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.

NameWartime victoriesRankAwardsNotes
data-sort-value="Adami,Ranieri"Adami, Ranieri data-sort-value="7"7 data-sort-value="300"retired as a Colonnello
data-sort-value="Annoni,Emanuele"Annoni, Emanuele ("Ele") data-sort-value="9"9 data-sort-value="280"retired as a Generale di Squadra Aerea
data-sort-value="Arcangeletti,Paolo"Arcangeletti, Paolo data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Aurili,Giuseppe"Aurili, Giuseppe data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Baldi,Loris"Baldi, Loris data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="190"died October 7, 2015
data-sort-value="Bandini,Luigi"Bandini, Luigi data-sort-value="5"5 KIA April 29, 1944
data-sort-value="Barcaro,Giovanni"Barcaro, Giovanni data-sort-value="9"9
data-sort-value="Baron,Luigi"Baron, Luigi ("Gino") data-sort-value="12"12 data-sort-value="190"
data-sort-value="Bartolacchini,Osvaldo"Bartolacchini, Osvaldo data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Bartolozzi,Osvaldo"Bartolozzi, Osvaldo data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Baschirotto,Gianlino"Baschirotto, Gianlino ("Giri") data-sort-value="11"11 data-sort-value="200"Retired in 1970 as a Colonnello
data-sort-value="Bassi,Livio"Bassi, Livio data-sort-value="6"6 data-sort-value="260"GMMV KIA April 2, 1941 (DOW)[1]
data-sort-value="Baylon,Giuseppe"Baylon, Giuseppe data-sort-value="5"5[2] data-sort-value="310"
data-sort-value="Bellagambi,Mario"Bellagambi, Mario data-sort-value="13"13 data-sort-value="280"Retired in 1967 as a Generale di Brigata Aerea
data-sort-value="Benati,Amedeo"Benati, Amedeo data-sort-value="10"10
data-sort-value="Bernardi,Duilio"Bernardi, Duilio data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Biagini,Bruno"Biagini, Bruno data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Biagini,Lucio"Biagini, Lucio data-sort-value="5"5 KIA April 25, 1944
data-sort-value="Bianchi,Manfredo"Bianchi, Manfredo data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Bianchi,Pietro"Bianchi, Pietro data-sort-value="5"5 KIA August 2, 1943
data-sort-value="Biron,Giuseppe"Biron, Giuseppe ("Bepi") data-sort-value="10"10 data-sort-value="300"Retired in 1971 as a Generale di Brigata Aerea
data-sort-value="Bladelli,Alessandro"Bladelli, Alessandro data-sort-value="5.7"5 + 7 shared, 1 shared damaged 2x SMMV, 2x BMMV
data-sort-value="Bonet,Giovanni"Bonet, Giovanni data-sort-value="8"8 data-sort-value="280"4x SMMV, GIC2c KIA April 29, 1944
data-sort-value="Bonannini,Pietro"Bonannini, Pietro data-sort-value="8"8 + 2 prob. data-sort-value="230"Turret gunner on Cant Z.506B and Fiat RS.14 floatplanes (top turret). Credited with 4x Spitfires, 3x Blenheims and 1x Hurricane[3]
data-sort-value="Bonfatti,Pietro"Bonfatti, Pietro data-sort-value="6.7"6 + 7 shared, 2 + 3 shared probably, 4 shared damaged 2x SMMV, 1BMMV KIA November 22, 1941
data-sort-value="Bonzano,Mario"Bonzano, Mario data-sort-value="17"17 data-sort-value="300"SMMV retired as a Colonello
data-sort-value="Bordoni-Bisleri,Franco"Bordoni-Bisleri, Franco ("Robur") data-sort-value="19"19 data-sort-value="260"3x SMMV (during WWII), GIC2 KIFA[4] September 15, 1975
data-sort-value="Botto,Ernesto"data-sort-value="8.95"8 + 20 shared, 7 shared probably . 1 + 4 shared damaged. GMMV
data-sort-value="Buogo,Egidio"Buogo, Egidio data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Buvoli,Aldo"Buvoli, Aldo data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Camaioni,Antonio"Camaioni, Antonio data-sort-value="8"8
data-sort-value="Canella,Carlo"Canella, Carlo data-sort-value="7.99"7, 27 + 5 shared on ground SMMV
data-sort-value="Canfora,Antonio"Canfora, Antonio data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Caselli,Gilberto"Caselli, Gilberto data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Cavalli,Evasio"Cavalli, Evasio data-sort-value="5"5 KIA July 21, 1943
data-sort-value="Celentano,Agostino"Celentano, Agostino data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Cenni,Giuseppe"data-sort-value="9"9 data-sort-value="300"GMMV, 6x SMMV, GIC2 KIA September 4, 1943
data-sort-value="Ceoletta,Giovanni"Ceoletta, Giovanni data-sort-value="10"10 data-sort-value="190"Retired in 1981 as a Generale di Brigata Aerea
data-sort-value="Chiarini,Guglielmo"Chiarini, Guglielmo data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="280"GMMV, 2x SMMV KIA February 4, 1941
data-sort-value="Covre,Tullio"data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="190"2x SMMV, GIC, SMCV
data-sort-value="Cucchi,Carlo"Cucchi, Carlo data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Cuscuna,Francesco"Cuscuna, Francesco data-sort-value="5.12"5, 1 shared probable, 2 shared damaged. 2x SMMV
data-sort-value="Daffara,Vittorino"Daffara, Vittorino data-sort-value="13.1"13 + 1 shared, 4 damaged.
data-sort-value="Damiani,Rinaldo"Damiani, Rinaldo data-sort-value="6.3"6 + 3 shared, 4 shared damaged, 1 damaged on the ground.
data-sort-value="Dell'Innocenti,Giovanni"Dell'Innocenti, Giovanni data-sort-value="12"12 KIA July 3, 1943
data-sort-value="Bert,Cesare Di"Bert, Cesare Di data-sort-value="6"6 data-sort-value="170”3x SMMV
data-sort-value="Briona,Giorgio Di"Briona, Giorgio Di data-sort-value="11"11 data-sort-value="280"SMMV, GIC2
data-sort-value="Doglio,Furio"data-sort-value="7"7 data-sort-value="280"GMMV (3x during WWII), LBM (1936), SMA, SMMV, 2x BMMV, GIC2 KIA July 27, 1942, on Gozo,
by Canadian top aceGeorge Beurling
data-sort-value="Drago,Ugo"Drago, Ugo data-sort-value="17.3"17 + 3 shared, 1 shared damaged on the ground. data-sort-value="280"4x SMMV, CMV 11 victories with RSI[5]
data-sort-value="Ettore,Domenico"Ettore, Domenico data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Facchini Dotta,Domenico"Facchini Dotta, Domenico data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Fanali,Duilio"Fanali, Duilio data-sort-value="15"15 data-sort-value="310"5x SMMV, 2x BMMV, CMW Retired 1971 as a Generale di Squadra Aerea
data-sort-value="Ferazzani,Giuseppe"Ferazzani, Giuseppe data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Ferla,Germano La"Ferla, Germano La data-sort-value="13"13 GMV, SMMV
data-sort-value="Ferrulli,Leonardo"data-sort-value="21.1"21 (+ 1 in Spain) data-sort-value="250"GMV, SMMV KIA July 5, 1943
data-sort-value="Fibbia,Guido"data-sort-value="6.39"6 (+ 3 in Spain) data-sort-value="200"2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC, GIC2
data-sort-value="Filippi,Fausto"Filippi, Fausto data-sort-value="8"8 KIA January 23, 1945
data-sort-value="Filippi,Luigi"Filippi, Luigi data-sort-value="7.1"7 + 1 shared. SMMV, BMMV KIA February 20, 1943
data-sort-value="Fissore,Giuliano"Fissore, Giuliano data-sort-value="0.3"3 shared
data-sort-value="Forlani,Dino"Forlani, Dino data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Fornaci,Fausto"Fornaci, Fausto data-sort-value="9"9 data-sort-value="200"KIA February 6, 1945
data-sort-value="Foschini,Ettore"Foschini, Ettore data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="François,Armando"François, Armando data-sort-value="7.3"7 + 3 shared SMMV, BMMV, SMA, BMA, WMC
data-sort-value="Frigerio,Iacopo"Frigerio, Iacopo data-sort-value="5.41"5 + 4 shared, 1 probably, 4 + 4 shared damaged SMMV, BMMV, GIC2
data-sort-value="Gaucci,Roberto"Gaucci, Roberto data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Giannella,Luigi"Giannella, Luigi data-sort-value="12"12 data-sort-value="280"Retired in the 1960s as a Colonnello
data-sort-value="Giardina,Antonio"Giardina, Antonio data-sort-value="5"5 2x SMMV, 1BMMV
data-sort-value="Giudice,Eber"Giudice, Eber data-sort-value="5"5 SMMV, BMMV
data-sort-value="Gorrini,Luigi"data-sort-value="19"19 data-sort-value="190"GMMV (in 1958), BMMV, GIC1, GIC2 (4 victories with RSI air force)
data-sort-value="Graffer,Giorgio"data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="280"GMMV, BMMV KIA November 28, 1940
data-sort-value="Guarnaccia,Filippo"Guarnaccia, Filippo data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Guerci,Mario"Guerci, Mario data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Guidi,Amedeo"Guidi, Amedeo data-sort-value="6.33"6 + 3 shared, 1 + 2 shared probable, 2 + 2 shared damaged. SMMV, 2x WMC
data-sort-value="Guiducci,Spiridone"Guiducci, Spiridone data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Incerto,Enrico"Incerto, Enrico data-sort-value="8.2"8, 2 probably, 3 damaged (Spain) GMV, SMMV
data-sort-value="Iellici,Luigi"Iellici, Luigi data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Laiolo,Domenico"Laiolo, Domenico data-sort-value="6"6 data-sort-value="190"
data-sort-value="Lauri,Furio"Lauri, Furio data-sort-value="11"11 (approx.)[6] GMV, 2x SMMV, CMV
data-sort-value="Leotta,Eugenio"Leotta, Eugenio data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value=" Locatelli, Bruno"Locatelli, Bruno data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Longhi,Felice"Longhi, Felice data-sort-value="6.42"6 + 4 shared, 4 shared damaged. 3x SMMV, CMV, GIC2
data-sort-value="Longhini,Antonio"Longhini, Antonio data-sort-value="8"8 data-sort-value="260"KIA November 16, 1944
data-sort-value="Lucchini,Franco"data-sort-value="21.9"21 + 6 shared (+ 5 in Spain + 52 shared) data-sort-value="280"GMMV(Posthumous), 5x SMMV, BMMV, GIC(2c) KIA July 5, 1943, on Sicily
data-sort-value="Magnaghi,Carlo"Magnaghi, Carlo data-sort-value="11"11 data-sort-value="200"
data-sort-value="Magrini,Vasco"Magrini, Vasco data-sort-value="11"11 KIFA July 1961
data-sort-value="Malagola,Willy"Malagola, Willy data-sort-value="11"11
data-sort-value="Malvezzi,Fernando"Malvezzi, Fernando data-sort-value="10"10 data-sort-value="280"
data-sort-value="Mandolini,Orlando"Mandolini, Orlando data-sort-value="7.11"7 + 1 shared, 1 + 1 shared damaged, 1 armoured car on the ground. SMMV, WMC, GIC2
data-sort-value="Mantelli,Adriano"Mantelli, Adriano data-sort-value="10.6"10 + 6 shared (including in Spain) 2x SMMV, WMC
data-sort-value="Marconcini,Giuseppe"Marconcini, Giuseppe data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Mariotti,Luigi"Mariotti, Luigi data-sort-value="5"5 + 10 shared, 1 shared damaged on the ground. data-sort-value="300"4x SMMV, BMMV, WMC KIA on December 27, 1944, in Bell P-39Q
by German Flak[7]
data-sort-value="Martinoli,Teresio"data-sort-value="22.9"22 + 14 shared data-sort-value="190"GMV, SMMV, GIC2 KIFA in Bell P-39
(1 victory with Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force)
data-sort-value="Mastroagostino,Angelo"Mastroagostino, Angelo data-sort-value="11"11
data-sort-value="Maurer,Sergio"Maurer, Sergio data-sort-value="5"5 KIA May 6, 1943
data-sort-value="Mazzitelli,Orfeo"Mazzitelli, Orfeo data-sort-value="8.8"8 + 14 shared data-sort-value="260"
data-sort-value="Mecatti,Mario"Mecatti, Mario data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Melis,Mario"Melis, Mario data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Miani,Carlo"Miani, Carlo data-sort-value="7"7 data-sort-value="280"Ritired in 1962 as a Tenente Colonnello. Died April 16, 1994.
data-sort-value="Minguzzi,Vittorio"Minguzzi, Vittorio data-sort-value="13"13
data-sort-value="Miotto,Elio"Miotto, Elio data-sort-value="5.8"5 + 8 shared, 2 shared probably. 3x SMMV KIFA March 21, 1945, during a training flight
in a Bell P-39
data-sort-value="Montagnani,Gianfranco"Montagnani, Gianfranco data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Montegnacco,Brunetto Di"Montegnacco, Brunetto Di data-sort-value="15.05"15, 1 on the ground. SMMV KIA April 13, 1938. All victories during
the Spanish War
data-sort-value="Monterumici,Amleto"Monterumici, Amleto data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Monti,Luigi"Monti, Luigi data-sort-value="8.9"8 + 19 shared, 3 shared probably, 3 + 1 shared damaged SMMV, BMMV, WMC
data-sort-value="Moretto,Enrico"Moretto, Enrico data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Morosi,Luigi"Morosi, Luigi data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Mottet,Giuseppe"Mottet, Giuseppe data-sort-value="6.48"6 + at least 4 shared, 2 damaged. BMMV KIFA March 30, 1950
data-sort-value="Nioi,Clizio"Nioi, Clizio data-sort-value="7.12"7 + 1 shared, 1 probably, 1 damaged data-sort-value="280"3x SMMV
data-sort-value="Nobili,Guido"Nobili, Guido data-sort-value="9.2"9 + 2 shared, 1 probably. Colonello3x SMMV, WMC Died July 10, 1943, during the 1st day of Operation Husky.
data-sort-value="Noveli,Raffaello"Noveli, Raffaello data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Oblach,Giuseppe"Oblach, Giuseppe ("Garolla") data-sort-value="7.2"7, 2 probably, 1 + 1 shared damaged data-sort-value="260"GMV, 2x SMMV KIA December 1, 1942
data-sort-value="Ocarso,Dante"Ocarso, Dante data-sort-value="5"5 KIA November 28, 1942
data-sort-value="Omiccioli,Enzo"Omiccioli, Enzo ("Cioli") data-sort-value="5.2"5 + 2 shared data-sort-value="200"GMV KIA February 3, 1941. Brother of Walter Omiccioli.[8]
data-sort-value="Omiccioli,Walter"Omiccioli, Walter ("Valterino"/"Ciulìn"/"Tigre 18"[9]) data-sort-value="9"9 data-sort-value="170"Brother of Enzo Omiccioli. Died January 30, 2009[10]
data-sort-value="Palazzeschi,Antonio"Palazzeschi, Antonio data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Pecchiari,Francesco"Pecchiari, Francesco data-sort-value="5"5 KIA July 6, 1942, by Canadian top aceGeorge Beurling
data-sort-value="Perdoni,Luciano"Perdoni, Luciano data-sort-value="5.3"5 + 3 shared, 2 shared probable, 1 shared damaged. SMMV, 2x BMMV, 3x WMC
data-sort-value="Pergameni,Antonio"Pergameni, Antonio data-sort-value="7.5"7 + 5 shared, 1 probably, 1 + 7 shared damaged. 4x SMMV KIA June 26, 1942
data-sort-value="Petrosellini,Costantino"Petrosellini, Costantino ("Pedro") data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="250"3x SMMV, 2x WMC Left the Aeronautica Militare in 1956 as a Tenente Colonnello, and started flying for Alitalia. Died January 21, 2015
data-sort-value="Pinna,Mario"Pinna, Mario data-sort-value="5.6"5 + 6 shared, 1 probably, 1 damaged, 3 armoured cars shared 2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
data-sort-value="Pluda,Mario"Pluda, Mario data-sort-value="5"5 KIA November 8, 1941
data-sort-value="Pocek,Giorgio"Pocek, Giorgio data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Poggio Suasa,Carlo di"Poggio Suasa, Carlo di data-sort-value="11"11 data-sort-value="300"
data-sort-value="Presel,Guido"Presel, Guido data-sort-value="12.5"12 + 10 shared, 2 probably, 2 on the ground (all in Spain). GMV, 2x SMMV, 2x BMMV KIA June 5, 1937
data-sort-value="Querci,Alvaro"Querci, Alvaro data-sort-value="6.5"6 + 5 shared, 1 + 1 shared probably, 3 shared damaged. SMMV, BMMV
data-sort-value="Reiner,Giulio"Reiner, Giulio data-sort-value="10.99"10 + 57 shared, 7 + 23 shared probably, 2 + 9 shared damaged, 3 + 3 shared on the ground. data-sort-value="280"SMMV;BMMV;GIC2 Retired in 1949 as a Maggiore.
Died September 6, 2002
data-sort-value="Remondino,Aldo"Remondino, Aldo data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Ricci,Corrado"Ricci, Corrado data-sort-value="5.74"5 + 7 shared, 1 + 1 shared probable, 4 on the ground 2x SMMV, WMC Died 1995
data-sort-value="Robetto,Giuseppe"Robetto, Giuseppe data-sort-value="10"10 + 20 shared + 4 probably + 2 on the ground CapitanoGIC1, GIC2, 3x SMMV, BMMVDied in Argentina in 1984
data-sort-value="Rodoz,Diego"Rodoz, Diego data-sort-value="6"6
data-sort-value="Romagnoli,Carlo"Romagnoli, Carlo data-sort-value="11"11 GMV KIA September 7, 1941
data-sort-value="Roveda,Riccardo"Roveda, Riccardo data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="310"
data-sort-value="Ruspoli,Carlo"Ruspoli, Carlo data-sort-value="11"11 Born in 1906, Ruspoli is recorded as probably the oldest Italian fighter pilot to become an ace in World War II, achieving his 11 victories first in North Africa and then on the Russian front.
data-sort-value="Ruzzin,Giuseppe"Ruzzin, Giuseppe data-sort-value="5.68"5 + 6 shared, 8 + 4 shared damaged 2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC Died February 6, 2009
data-sort-value="Sajeva,Giovanni"Sajeva, Giovanni data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Salvatore,Massimo"Salvatore, Massimo data-sort-value="10.63"10 + 6 shared, 3 probably) SMMV, BMMV
data-sort-value="Sanson,Attilio"Sanson, Attilio data-sort-value="12"12
data-sort-value="Sant'Andrea,Vincenzo"Sant'Andrea, Vincenzo data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Savini,Angelo"Savini, Angelo data-sort-value="7.7"7 + 7 shared, 1 + 1 shared probable SMMV, 2x BMMV
data-sort-value="Scarpetta,Per"Scarpetta, Per data-sort-value="6"6 data-sort-value="300"3x SMMV, 2x BMMV, WMC KIA August 14, 1942
data-sort-value="Schiappacasse,Lombardo"Schiappacasse, Lombardo data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Seganti,Carlo"Seganti, Carlo data-sort-value="5"5 data-sort-value="260"GMMV (Posthumous) KIA July 12, 1942, North of Malta, by Canadian aceGeorge Beurling,
while searching for a Missing In Action fellow pilot.
data-sort-value="Seidl,Ricardo"Seidl, Ricardo data-sort-value="6"6 GMV KIA September 27, 1941
data-sort-value="Serafini,Ferruccio"Serafini, Ferruccio data-sort-value="9"9 data-sort-value="170”
data-sort-value="Serini,Pietro"Serini, Pietro data-sort-value="11"11 data-sort-value="300"
data-sort-value="Simionato,Olindo"Simionato, Olindo data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Soffritti,Aroldo"Soffritti, Aroldo data-sort-value="8.5"8, 5 probably, 1 damaged, 11 shared on the ground, 5 shared damaged on the ground data-sort-value="200"2x SMMV Died February 18, 1977
data-sort-value="Solaro,Claudio"Solaro, Claudio data-sort-value="12.75"12 + 14 shared, 1 + 1 shared probable, 8 shared damaged, 20 on the ground data-sort-value="280"2x SMMV, 3x BMMV, 3x WMC, GIC2 Retired as a Generale di Squadra Aerea
data-sort-value="Solaroli, Giorgio"Solaroli, Giorgiodata-sort-value="11"11
data-sort-value="Spigaglia,Alberto"Spigaglia, Alberto data-sort-value="6.4"6 + 4 shared 2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
data-sort-value="Squarcia,Vittorio"Squarcia, Vittorio data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Stabile,Natalino"Stabile, Natalino data-sort-value="10.2"10 + 2 shared
data-sort-value="Sterzi,Annibale"Sterzi, Annibale data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Talamini,Renato"Talamini, Renato data-sort-value="5.4"5 + 4 shared, 3 + 5 shared damaged. data-sort-value="260"SMMV, BMMV KIA April 10, 1944[11]
data-sort-value="Tarantola,Ennio"Tarantola, Ennio ("Banana") data-sort-value="11.4"data-sort-value="200"2x SMMV(during WWII, + 2 in Spain), 2x BMMV Died July 30, 2001
data-sort-value="Tessari,Arrigo"data-sort-value="5"5 3x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
data-sort-value="Torchio,Luigi"Torchio, Luigi data-sort-value="5"5 SMMV, WMC KIA January 30, 1944
data-sort-value="Torresi,Giulio"Torresi, Giulio data-sort-value="10.68"10 + 10 shared, 5 + 2 shared probable, 11 shared damaged data-sort-value="280"4x SMMV, GIC2 KIA July 1, 1944
data-sort-value="Tugnoli,Giorgio"Tugnoli, Giorgio data-sort-value="6.45"6 + 4 shared, 1 probable 3x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
data-sort-value="Valenzano,Raffaele"Valenzano, Raffaele data-sort-value="8"8
data-sort-value="Valtancoli,Tito"Valtancoli, Tito data-sort-value="8"8
data-sort-value="Vanzan,Virgilio"Vanzan, Virgilio data-sort-value="7"7
data-sort-value="Veronese,Alberto"Veronese, Alberto data-sort-value="6"6 2x SMMV KIA November 4, 1944
data-sort-value="Veronesi,Mario"Veronesi, Mario data-sort-value="11.6"11 + 6 shared, 2 + 2 shared probably, 1 damaged. SMMV, BMMV, GIC2
data-sort-value="Visconti,Adriano"data-sort-value="10"10 data-sort-value="300"7 victories with RSI
Shot in the back by Russian guard after surrender April 29, 1945
data-sort-value="Visintini,Mario"data-sort-value="16.8"16 (+ 2 in Spain), 5 probable, 32 on the ground (solo + shared) data-sort-value="280"GMMV, SMMV, BMMV Highest scoring biplane pilot of the war
and most successful pilot of the East African campaign
KIFA February 11, 1941
data-sort-value="Zemella,Celso"Zemella, Celso data-sort-value="5.1"5 + 1 shared 3x SMMV, BMMV, GIC2
data-sort-value="Zotti,Andrea"Zotti, Andrea data-sort-value="9.3"9 + 3 shared, 1 damaged KIA March 16, 1940
data-sort-value="Zotti,Nicola"Zotti, Nicola data-sort-value="5"5
data-sort-value="Zuccarini,Gian"Zuccarini, Gian data-sort-value="5"5

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Notes

Abbreviations
Awards
Award Title
BMA Medaglia di bronzo commemorativa d'impresse aeronautiche (Bronze Medal of Aviation)
BMMV Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (Bronze Medal of Military Valor)
CMV Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare (War Cross for Military Valor)
GIC1 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse (German Iron Cross 1st Class)
GIC2 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse (German Iron Cross 2nd Class)
GMMV Medaglia d'oro al Valore Militare (Gold Medal of Military Valour)
LBM Médaille Louis Blériot (FAI's Louis Blériot medal)
SMA Medaglia d'argento commemorativa d'impresse aeronautiche (Silver Medal of Aviation)
SMCV Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (Silver Medal of Civil Valor)
SMMV Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (Silver Medal of Military Valor)
WMC Croce al Merito di Guerra (War Merit Cross (Italy))

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    • Notes and References

    1. died of wounds received in action
    2. Controversy regarding exact number of victories. Some victories are probably confirmed, but the exact number is unknown. Sources might have included some pilots among the aces based on a misinterpretation of official documents.
    3. Warhistoryonline.com The forgotten aces; air gunner aces of WWII, visited March 20, 2018
    4. killed in flight accident
    5. Shores, Christopher, "Air Aces", Greenwich, CT, Bison Books, 1983. .
    6. Shores 1983, p. 93.
    7. derived during World War II from the German Flugabwehrkanone, for "aircraft defence cannon"
    8. Il Portale delle Memorie - Enzo Omiccioli, Visited March 21, 2018
    9. La Tribuna di Treviso Aeronautica in lutto é morto Omiccioli, un mito del 51 Stromo (Omiccioli died, Air Force mourns a myth of the 51st Wing) (1 February 2009), Visited March 21, 2018
    10. Il Portale delle Memorie - Walter Omiccioli, Visited March 21, 2018
    11. Biplane fighter aces – Italy - Tenente Renato Talamini, visited March 20, 2018

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