Marinos Mitralexis Military person

Marinos Mitralexis (Greek: Μαρίνος Μητραλέξης, 1920–1948) was a Greek Air Force pilot during World War II. He became legendary when he managed to bring down an enemy bomber by ramming its tail, on November 2, 1940.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1920
Birth place
Messenia
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1948
Place of death
Aegean Sea

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Military person

award
Cross of Valour (Greece)
military branch
Hellenic Air Force
service start1940
service end1948

Marinos Mitralexis on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=11885