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Fernando Silvestri, the Glossary

Fernando Silvestri (Rome, 1 October 1896 – 27 February 1959) was an Italian Air Force general during World War II.^[1]

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Italian Air Force generals

Air commodore

Air commodore (Air Cdre or Air Cmde) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Air marshal

Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Air vice-marshal

Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Ansaldo A.300

The Ansaldo A.300 was an Italian general-purpose biplane aircraft built by the Ansaldo company (now part of FIAT) of Turin from 1920 to 1929.

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CANT Z.511

The CANT Z.511 was a four-engine long-range seaplane designed by Filippo Zappata of the "Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico" (CRDA) company.

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Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc.

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Cerveteri

Cerveteri is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Egisto Perino

Egisto Perino (Massa, 8 September 1896 – Rome, 12 September 1942) was an Italian Air Force general during World War II. Fernando Silvestri and Egisto Perino are italian Air Force generals, italian military personnel of World War I and italian military personnel of World War II.

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Enrico Pezzi (general)

Enrico Pezzi (22 May 1897 – 29 December 1942) was an Italian Air Force general during World War II. Fernando Silvestri and Enrico Pezzi (general) are italian Air Force generals, italian military personnel of World War I and Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor.

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Farman MF.11

The Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn is a French aircraft developed before World War I by the Farman Aviation Works.

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Flight instructor

A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to operate aircraft.

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Iron Cross

The Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz,, abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945).

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Italian front (World War I)

The Italian front (Fronte italiano; Südwestfront.) was one of the main theatres of war of World War I. It involved a series of military engagements in Northern Italy between the Central Powers and the Entente powers from 1915 to 1918.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Kingdom of Italy

The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.

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Large-calibre artillery

The formal definition of large-calibre artillery used by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) is "guns, howitzers, artillery pieces, combining the characteristics of a gun, howitzer, mortar, or rocket, capable of engaging surface targets by delivering primarily indirect fire, with a calibre of and above".

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Mario Pezzi (aviator)

Mario Pezzi (9 November 1898 – 26 August 1968) was an Italian aviator known worldwide for his flight in which he achieved greater height than any other pilot in a propeller-powered airplane.

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Military Order of Savoy

The Military Order of Savoy was a military honorary order of the Kingdom of Sardinia first, and of the Kingdom of Italy later.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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Officer cadet

Officer Cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers.

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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the most senior Italian order of merit.

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Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro) (abbreviated OSSML) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the royal House of Savoy.

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Order of the Crown of Italy

The Order of the Crown of Italy (italic or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861.

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Order of the German Eagle

The Order of Merit of the German Eagle (Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler) was an award of the German Nazi regime, predominantly to foreign diplomats.

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Piaggio P.23R

The Piaggio P.23R, also known as the Piaggio P.123 for propaganda purposes, was an Italian commercial transport aircraft prototype designed and built by Piaggio.

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Reconnaissance

In military operations, military reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations.

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Regia Aeronautica

The Royal Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica Italiana) (RAI) was the air force of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Rome Fiumicino Airport

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci di Roma–Fiumicino) is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome.

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Royal Italian Army

The Royal Italian Army (Royal Army) (RE) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Savoia-Marchetti SM.95

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 was an Italian four-engine, mid-range transport aircraft, which first flew in 1943.

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Savoia-Pomilio SP.2

The Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Senussi campaign

The Senussi campaign took place in North Africa from November 1915 to February 1917, during the First World War.

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Silver Medal of Military Valor

The Silver Medal of Military Valor (Medaglia d'argento al valor militare) is an Italian medal for gallantry. Fernando Silvestri and Silver Medal of Military Valor are Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor.

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Solkan

Solkan (or; Salcano, Sollingen or Salcano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy.

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Strategic bombing

Strategic bombing is a systematically organized and executed attack from the air which can utilize strategic bombers, long- or medium-range missiles, or nuclear-armed fighter-bomber aircraft to attack targets deemed vital to the enemy's war-making capability.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Silvestri

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Italian Air Force generals

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