List of World War II aces from Italy

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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.

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NameWartime victoriesRankAwardsNotes
Adami, Ranieri7 Maggiore retired as a Colonnello
Annoni, Emanuele ("Ele")9 Capitano retired as a Generale di Squadra Aerea
Arcangeletti, Paolo5
Aurili, Giuseppe5
Baldi, Loris5 Sergente Maggiore died October 7, 2015
Bandini, Luigi5 KIA April 29, 1944
Barcaro, Giovanni9
Baron, Luigi ("Gino")12 Sergente Maggiore
Bartolacchini, Osvaldo6
Bartolozzi, Osvaldo6
Baschirotto, Gianlino ("Giri")11 Maresciallo Pilota Retired in 1970 as a Colonnello
Bassi, Livio6 Tenente GMMV KIA April 2, 1941 (DOW) [1]
Baylon, Giuseppe5 [2] Tenente Colonnello
Bellagambi, Mario13 Capitano Retired in 1967 as a Generale di Brigata Aerea
Benati, Amedeo10
Bernardi, Duilio5
Biagini, Bruno7
Biagini, Lucio5 KIA April 25, 1944
Bianchi, Manfredo5
Bianchi, Pietro5 KIA August 2, 1943
Biron, Giuseppe ("Bepi")10 Maggiore Retired in 1971 as a Generale di Brigata Aerea
Bladelli, Alessandro5 + 7 shared, 1 shared damaged2x SMMV, 2x BMMV
Bonet, Giovanni8 Capitano 4x SMMV, GIC2c KIA April 29, 1944
Bonannini, Pietro8 + 2 prob. Aiutante di Battaglia Turret gunner on Cant Z.506B and Fiat RS.14 floatplanes (top turret). Credited with 4x Spitfires, 3x Blenheims and 1x Hurricane [3]
Bonfatti, Pietro6 + 7 shared, 2 + 3 shared probably, 4 shared damaged2x SMMV, 1BMMV KIA November 22, 1941
Bonzano, Mario17 [2] Maggiore SMMVretired as a Colonello
Bordoni-Bisleri, Franco ("Robur")19 Tenente 3x SMMV (during WWII), GIC2KIFA [4] September 15, 1975
Botto, Ernesto 8 + 20 shared, 7 shared probably . 1 + 4 shared damaged.GMMV
Buogo, Egidio5
Buvoli, Aldo6
Camaioni, Antonio8
Canella, Carlo7, 27 + 5 shared on groundSMMV
Canfora, Antonio7
Caselli, Gilberto5
Cavalli, Evasio5 KIA July 21, 1943
Celentano, Agostino6 [2]
Cenni, Giuseppe 9 Maggiore GMMV, 6x SMMV, GIC2 KIA September 4, 1943
Ceoletta, Giovanni10 [2] Sergente Maggiore Retired in 1981 as a Generale di Brigata Aerea
Chiarini, Guglielmo5 Capitano GMMV, 2x SMMV KIA February 4, 1941
Covre, Tullio 5 Sergente Maggiore 2x SMMV, GIC, SMCV
Cucchi, Carlo5
Cuscuna, Francesco5, 1 shared probable, 2 shared damaged.2x SMMV
Daffara, Vittorino13 + 1 shared, 4 damaged.
Damiani, Rinaldo6 + 3 shared, 4 shared damaged, 1 damaged on the ground.
Dell'Innocenti, Giovanni12 [2] KIA July 3, 1943
Bert, Cesare Di6 Sergente Piloti 3x SMMV
Briona, Giorgio Di11 Capitano SMMV, GIC2
Doglio, Furio 7 Capitano GMMV (3x during WWII), LBM (1936), SMA, SMMV, 2x BMMV, GIC2 KIA July 27, 1942, on Gozo,
by Canadian top aceGeorge Beurling
Drago, Ugo17 + 3 shared, 1 shared damaged on the ground. Capitano 4x SMMV, CMV11 victories with RSI [5] : 93 
Ettore, Domenico5
Facchini Dotta, Domenico5
Fanali, Duilio15 [2] Tenente Colonnello 5x SMMV, 2x BMMV, CMWRetired 1971 as a Generale di Squadra Aerea
Ferazzani, Giuseppe5
Ferla, Germano La13 [2] GMV, SMMV
Ferrulli, Leonardo 21 (+ 1 in Spain) Sottotenente GMV, SMMV KIA July 5, 1943 [5]
Fibbia, Guido 6 (+ 3 in Spain) Maresciallo Pilota 2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC, GIC2
Filippi, Fausto8 KIA January 23, 1945
Filippi, Luigi7 + 1 shared.SMMV, BMMV KIA February 20, 1943
Fissore, Giuliano3 shared
Forlani, Dino7
Fornaci, Fausto9 Maresciallo Pilota KIA February 6, 1945
Foschini, Ettore7
François, Armando7 + 3 sharedSMMV, BMMV, SMA, BMA, WMC
Frigerio, Iacopo5 + 4 shared, 1 probably, 4 + 4 shared damagedSMMV, BMMV, GIC2
Gaucci, Roberto7
Giannella, Luigi12 Capitano Retired in the 1960s as a Colonnello
Giardina, Antonio52x SMMV, 1BMMV
Giudice, Eber5SMMV, BMMV
Gorrini, Luigi 19 Sergente Maggiore GMMV (in 1958), BMMV, GIC1, GIC2(4 victories with RSI air force) [5] : 93 
Graffer, Giorgio 5 Capitano GMMV, BMMV KIA November 28, 1940
Guarnaccia, Filippo7 [2]
Guerci, Mario5
Guidi, Amedeo6 + 3 shared, 1 + 2 shared probable, 2 + 2 shared damaged.SMMV, 2x WMC
Guiducci, Spiridone5
Incerto, Enrico8, 2 probably, 3 damaged (Spain)GMV, SMMV
Iellici, Luigi5
Laiolo, Domenico6 Sergente Maggiore
Lauri, Furio11 (approx.) [6] GMV, 2x SMMV, CMV
Leotta, Eugenio5
Locatelli, Bruno5
Longhi, Felice6 + 4 shared, 4 shared damaged.3x SMMV, CMV, GIC2
Longhini, Antonio8 Tenente KIA November 16, 1944
Lucchini, Franco 21 + 6 shared (+ 5 in Spain + 52 shared) Capitano GMMV(Posthumous), 5x SMMV, BMMV, GIC(2c) KIA July 5, 1943, on Sicily [5] : 83–93 
Magnaghi, Carlo11 Maresciallo Pilota
Magrini, Vasco11KIFA [4] July 1961
Malagola, Willy11
Malvezzi, Fernando10 Capitano
Mandolini, Orlando7 + 1 shared, 1 + 1 shared damaged, 1 armoured car on the ground.SMMV, WMC, GIC2
Mantelli, Adriano10 + 6 shared (including in Spain)2x SMMV, WMC
Marconcini, Giuseppe6
Mariotti, Luigi5 + 10 shared, 1 shared damaged on the ground. Maggiore 4x SMMV, BMMV, WMC KIA on December 27, 1944, in Bell P-39Q
by German Flak [7]
Martinoli, Teresio 22 + 14 shared Sergente Maggiore GMV, SMMV, GIC2KIFA [4] in Bell P-39
(1 victory with Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force) [5] : 93 
Mastroagostino, Angelo11 [2]
Maurer, Sergio5 KIA May 6, 1943
Mazzitelli, Orfeo8 + 14 shared Tenente
Mecatti, Mario6
Melis, Mario5
Miani, Carlo7 Capitano Ritired in 1962 as a Tenente Colonnello. Died April 16, 1994.
Minguzzi, Vittorio13
Miotto, Elio5 + 8 shared, 2 shared probably.3x SMMVKIFA [4] March 21, 1945, during a training flight
in a Bell P-39
Montagnani, Gianfranco5
Montegnacco, Brunetto Di15, 1 on the ground.SMMV KIA April 13, 1938. All victories during
the Spanish War
Monterumici, Amleto6
Monti, Luigi8 + 19 shared, 3 shared probably, 3 + 1 shared damagedSMMV, BMMV, WMC
Moretto, Enrico5
Morosi, Luigi5
Mottet, Giuseppe6 + at least 4 shared, 2 damaged.BMMVKIFA [4] March 30, 1950
Nioi, Clizio7 + 1 shared, 1 probably, 1 damaged Capitano 3x SMMV
Nobili, Guido9 + 2 shared, 1 probably.Colonello3x SMMV, WMCDied July 10, 1943, during the 1st day of Operation Husky.
Noveli, Raffaello5
Oblach, Giuseppe ("Garolla")7, 2 probably, 1 + 1 shared damaged Tenente GMV, 2x SMMV KIA December 1, 1942
Ocarso, Dante5 KIA November 28, 1942
Omiccioli, Enzo ("Cioli")5 + 2 shared Maresciallo di terza classe GMV KIA February 3, 1941. Brother of Walter Omiccioli. [8]
Omiccioli, Walter ("Valterino"/"Ciulìn"/"Tigre 18" [9] )9 Sergente Piloti Brother of Enzo Omiccioli. Died January 30, 2009 [9] [10]
Palazzeschi, Antonio5
Pecchiari, Francesco5 KIA July 6, 1942, by Canadian top aceGeorge Beurling
Perdoni, Luciano5 + 3 shared, 2 shared probable, 1 shared damaged.SMMV, 2x BMMV, 3x WMC
Pergameni, Antonio7 + 5 shared, 1 probably, 1 + 7 shared damaged.4x SMMV KIA June 26, 1942
Petrosellini, Costantino ("Pedro")5 Sottotenente 3x SMMV, 2x WMCLeft the Aeronautica Militare in 1956 as a Tenente Colonnello, and started flying for Alitalia. Died January 21, 2015
Pinna, Mario5 + 6 shared, 1 probably, 1 damaged, 3 armoured cars shared2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
Pluda, Mario5 KIA November 8, 1941
Pocek, Giorgio5
Poggio Suasa, Carlo di11 Maggiore
Presel, Guido12 + 10 shared, 2 probably, 2 on the ground (all in Spain).GMV, 2x SMMV, 2x BMMV KIA June 5, 1937
Querci, Alvaro6 + 5 shared, 1 + 1 shared probably, 3 shared damaged.SMMV, BMMV
Reiner, Giulio10 + 57 shared, 7 + 23 shared probably, 2 + 9 shared damaged, 3 + 3 shared on the ground. Capitano SMMV;BMMV;GIC2Retired in 1949 as a Maggiore.
Died September 6, 2002
Remondino, Aldo5
Ricci, Corrado5 + 7 shared, 1 + 1 shared probable, 4 on the ground2x SMMV, WMCDied 1995
Robetto, Giuseppe10 + 20 shared + 4 probably + 2 on the groundCapitanoGIC1, GIC2, 3x SMMV, BMMVDied in Argentina in 1984
Rodoz, Diego6
Romagnoli, Carlo11GMV KIA September 7, 1941
Roveda, Riccardo5 Tenente Colonnello
Ruspoli, Carlo11Born 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.
Ruzzin, Giuseppe5 + 6 shared, 8 + 4 shared damaged2x SMMV, BMMV, WMCDied February 6, 2009
Sajeva, Giovanni5
Salvatore, Massimo10 + 6 shared, 3 probably)SMMV, BMMV
Sanson, Attilio12
Sant'Andrea, Vincenzo7
Savini, Angelo7 + 7 shared, 1 + 1 shared probableSMMV, 2x BMMV
Scarpetta, Per6 Maggiore 3x SMMV, 2x BMMV, WMC KIA August 14, 1942
Schiappacasse, Lombardo7
Seganti, Carlo5 Tenente GMMV (Posthumous) KIA July 12, 1942, North of Malta, by Canadian aceGeorge Beurling,
while searching for a Missing In Action fellow pilot.
Seidl, Ricardo6GMV KIA September 27, 1941
Serafini, Ferruccio9 Sergente Piloti
Serini, Pietro11 [2] Maggiore
Simionato, Olindo5
Soffritti, Aroldo8, 5 probably, 1 damaged, 11 shared on the ground, 5 shared damaged on the ground Maresciallo Pilota 2x SMMVDied February 18, 1977
Solaro, Claudio12 + 14 shared, 1 + 1 shared probable, 8 shared damaged, 20 on the ground Capitano 2x SMMV, 3x BMMV, 3x WMC, GIC2Retired as a Generale di Squadra Aerea
Solaroli, Giorgio11
Spigaglia, Alberto6 + 4 shared2x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
Squarcia, Vittorio5
Stabile, Natalino10 + 2 shared
Sterzi, Annibale5
Talamini, Renato5 + 4 shared, 3 + 5 shared damaged. Tenente SMMV, BMMV KIA April 10, 1944 [11]
Tarantola, Ennio ("Banana")11 + 4 shared, 1 probably, 1 on the sea + 1 in Spain with Aviazione Legionaria Maresciallo Pilota 2x SMMV(during WWII, + 2 in Spain), 2x BMMVDied July 30, 2001
Tessari, Arrigo 53x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
Torchio, Luigi5SMMV, WMC KIA January 30, 1944
Torresi, Giulio10 + 10 shared, 5 + 2 shared probable, 11 shared damaged Capitano 4x SMMV, GIC2 KIA July 1, 1944
Tugnoli, Giorgio6 + 4 shared, 1 probable3x SMMV, BMMV, WMC
Valenzano, Raffaele8
Valtancoli, Tito8
Vanzan, Virgilio7
Veronese, Alberto62x SMMV KIA November 4, 1944
Veronesi, Mario11 + 6 shared, 2 + 2 shared probably, 1 damaged.SMMV, BMMV, GIC2
Visconti di Lampugnano, Adriano 10 Maggiore 7 victories with RSI
Shot in the back by Russian guard after surrender April 29, 1945 [5] : 93 
Visintini, Mario 16 (+ 2 in Spain), 5 probable, 32 on the ground (solo + shared) Capitano GMMV, SMMV, BMMVHighest scoring biplane pilot of the war
and most successful pilot of the East African campaign
KIFA [4] February 11, 1941 [5] : 93 
Zemella, Celso5 + 1 shared3x SMMV, BMMV, GIC2
Zotti, Andrea9 + 3 shared, 1 damaged KIA March 16, 1940
Zotti, Nicola5
Zuccarini, Gian5 [2]

See also

Notes

Abbreviations
Awards
AwardTitle
BMA Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Medaglia di bronzo commemorativa d'impresse aeronautiche (Bronze Medal of Aviation)
BMMV Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (Bronze Medal of Military Valor)
CMV Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare (War Cross for Military Valor)
GIC1 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse (German Iron Cross 1st Class)
GIC2 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse (German Iron Cross 2nd Class)
GMMV Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Medaglia d'oro al Valore Militare (Gold Medal of Military Valour)
LBM Flag of France.svg Médaille Louis Blériot (FAI's Louis Blériot medal)
SMA Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Medaglia d'argento commemorativa d'impresse aeronautiche (Silver Medal of Aviation)
SMCV Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (Silver Medal of Civil Valor)
SMMV Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (Silver Medal of Military Valor)
WMC Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Croce al Merito di Guerra (War Merit Cross (Italy))

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Citations
  1. ↑ died of wounds received in action
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 killed in flight accident
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shores, Christopher, "Air Aces", Greenwich, CT, Bison Books, 1983. ISBN   0-86124-104-5.
  6. ↑ Shores 1983, p. 93.
  7. ↑ derived during World War II from the German Flugabwehrkanone, for "aircraft defence cannon"
  8. ↑ (in Italian) Il Portale delle Memorie - Enzo Omiccioli, Visited March 21, 2018
  9. 1 2 (in Italian) 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. ↑ (in Italian) 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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