Franco Lucchini Military person

Franco Lucchini, MOVM, (24 December 1917 – 5 July 1943) was an Italian World War II fighter pilot in the Aviazione Legionaria and in the Regia Aeronautica. During World War II he achieved 21 (22, according to other sources) individual air victories, plus 52 shared, to add to the five kills in Spain, during the Civil War.He was born in Rome, the son of a railway official. When he was sixteen, he got a glider pilot's license. In 1935, he enrolled in Regia Aeronautica as a Reserve Officer, with the rank of Sottotenente Pilota di Complemento. In July 1936 he gained his military flight license at Foggia flying school. He was then commissioned (in Servizio Permanente Effettivo) on 13 August 1936 and in the same month was assigned to the 91a Squadriglia, 10° Gruppo, 4° Stormo C.T. in Gorizia.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 12, 1917
Birth place
Italy , Rome
Date of deathDecember 24, 1943
Place of death
Catania

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Military person

allegianceItaly
award
Silver Medal of Military Valor
Iron Cross
War Merit Cross (Italy)
Gold Medal of Military Valour
military operations
Spanish Civil War
military branch
Regia Aeronautica
Aviazione Legionaria
military command10° Gruppo
military unit
Regia Aeronautica
service start1936
service end1943

Franco Lucchini on Wikipedia

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