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Franco Bordoni, the Glossary

Franco Bordoni-Bisleri (10 January 1913 – 15 September 1975) was an Italian aviator and racing car driver.^[1]

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Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Italy
Italian World War II flying aces
Racing drivers from Milan
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1975

Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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Albenga

Albenga (Arbenga; Albingaunum) is a city and comune situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy.

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Amaro (liqueur)

Amaro (Italian for 'bitter') is an Italian herbal liqueur that is commonly consumed as an after-dinner digestif.

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Ammunition

Ammunition is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system.

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Armistice of Cassibile

The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice that was signed on 3 September 1943 between Italy and the Allies during World War II.

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Autodrome de Montlhéry (established 4 October 1924) is a motor racing circuit, officially called L’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, owned by Utac, located south-west of the small town of Montlhéry about south of Paris.

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Bari Grand Prix

The Bari Grand Prix was a Grand Prix road race, held in Bari, Italy, between 1947 and 1956.

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Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.

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Benghazi

Benghazi (lit. Son of Ghazi) is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 1,207,250 in 2020.

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Bracciano

Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome.

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Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war.

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Chiavari

Chiavari (Ciävai) is a seaside comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in Italy.

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Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia (meaning "ancient town") is a city and major sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea west-northwest of Rome.

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Corpo Aereo Italiano

The Corpo Aereo Italiano (literally, "Italian Air Corps"), or CAI, was an expeditionary force from the Italian Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) that participated in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz in the final months of 1940 during World War II.

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938.

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Derna, Libya

Derna (درنة) is a port city in eastern Libya.

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Dogfight

A dogfight, or dog fight, is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft conducted at close range.

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Douglas A-20 Havoc

The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.

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Dundrod Circuit

Dundrod Circuit is a motorsport street circuit used for the Ulster Trophy for Formula One and Formula Two cars from 1950 to 1953, the RAC Tourist Trophy for sports cars between 1950 and 1955, and for the motorcycle Ulster Grand Prix from 1953 onwards.

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El Alamein

El Alamein (lit) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt.

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Enrico Platé

Enrico Platé (28 January 1909, Milan, Italy – 2 February 1954, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a motor racing driver and team manager. Franco Bordoni and Enrico Platé are racing drivers from Milan.

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Felice Bisleri

Felice Bisleri (30 November 1851 – 17 September 1921) was an Italian businessman, inventor and chemist. Franco Bordoni and Felice Bisleri are Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor.

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Fiat 1100 (1937)

The Fiat 1100 is a small family car produced from 1937 to 1953 by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat.

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Fiat CR.42 Falco

The Fiat CR.42 Falco (Falcon, plural: Falchi) is a single-seat sesquiplane fighter developed and produced by Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat Aviazione.

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Fiat G.50 Freccia

The Fiat G.50 Freccia (“Arrow”) was a World War II Italian fighter aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the aviation company Fiat.

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Flying ace

A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.

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Formation flying

Formation flying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Gloster Gladiator

The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter.

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Gordini

Gordini is a division of Renault Sport Technologies (Renault Sport).

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Grand Prix des Frontières

The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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HMS Union (N56)

HMS Union was a British U class submarine, of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness.

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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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Italy

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

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Junkers Ju 87

The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Latium

Latium is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.

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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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Liguria

Liguria (Ligûria) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa.

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Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India.

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List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing series administered by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.

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List of World War II aces from Italy

This is a list of aces in World War II from Italy. Franco Bordoni and list of World War II aces from Italy are Italian World War II flying aces.

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II.

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Macchi C.200 Saetta

The Macchi C.200 Saetta (Italian: "Lightning"), or MC.200, was a fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy.

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Macchi C.202 Folgore

The Macchi C.202 Folgore (Italian "thunderbolt") was an Italian fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Macchi Aeronautica.

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Macchi C.205 Veltro

The Macchi C.205 Veltro (Greyhound) (also known as MC.205, "MC" standing for "Macchi Castoldi") was an Italian World War II fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi.

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Martin B-26 Marauder

The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II.

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Martin Baltimore

The Martin 187 Baltimore was a twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States as the A-30.

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Martin Maryland

The Martin Model 167 Maryland was an American light bomber Military History Encyclopedia on the Web that first flew in 1939.

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Maserati

Maserati S.p.A. is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer.

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Maserati 200S

The Maserati 200S (Tipo 52) is a racing car made by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati as a successor to the Maserati A6GCS.

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Maserati 300S

The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955 and 1958 to compete in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship.

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Maserati A6

Maserati A6 were a series of grand tourers, racing sports cars and single seaters made by Maserati of Italy between 1947 and 1956.

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Mersa Matruh

Mersa Matruh (مرسى مطروح), also transliterated as Marsa Matruh (Standard Arabic Marsā Maṭrūḥ), is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate.

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Milan

Milan (Milano) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.

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Mille Miglia

The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi.

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Modena

Modena (Mòdna; Mutna; Mutina) is a city and comune (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

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Monza Circuit

The Monza Circuit (Italian: Autodromo Nazionale Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy.

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O.S.C.A.

O.S.C.A. (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili—Fratelli Maserati S.p.A.) was an Italian manufacturer of racing and sports cars established 1947 in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, by the Maserati brothers, and closed down in 1967.

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Opicina

Opicina (Opčine), formerly Poggioreale del Carso in Italian, is a town in northeastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border at Fernetti (Fernetiči).

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Pergusa

Pergusa is an Italian village of Sicily.

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Pomezia

Pomezia is a municipality (comune) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, central Italy.

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Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini,; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978.

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Port of Benghazi

The Port of Benghazi is a major seaport in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on the Mediterranean Sea coast within the Gulf of Sidra.

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Qattara Depression

The Qattara Depression (Munḫafaḍ al-Qaṭṭārah) is a depression in northwestern Egypt, specifically in the Matruh Governorate.

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RAC Tourist Trophy

The RAC Tourist Trophy (sometimes called the International Tourist Trophy) is a motor racing award presented by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) to the overall victor of a motor race in the United Kingdom.

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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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SIAI-Marchetti SF.260

The SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (now Leonardo SF-260) is an Italian light aircraft which has been commonly marketed as a military trainer and aerobatics aircraft.

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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. Franco Bordoni and Silver Medal of Military Valor are Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor.

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Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels.

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Straight-six engine

The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft.

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Sub-lieutenant

Sub-lieutenant is usually a junior officer rank, used in armies, navies and air forces.

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Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

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Talbot

Talbot is a dormant automobile marque introduced in 1902 by British-French company Clément-Talbot.

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Talbot-Lago

Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris.

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Targa Florio

The Targa Florio was a public road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near the island's capital of Palermo.

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Teramo

Teramo (Tèreme) is a city and comune in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.

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Tobruk

Tobruk or Tobruck (Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Antipyrgus; Tobruch; Ṭubruq; also transliterated as Tobruch and Tubruk) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.

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Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy.

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Vickers Wellington

The Vickers Wellington is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber.

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Viterbo

Viterbo (Viterbese: Veterbe; Viterbium) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Lazio region of Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.

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War Merit Cross (Italy)

The War Merit Cross (Croce al Merito di Guerra) is an Italian military decoration.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1950 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix, formally titled the Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique, was a Formula One motor race held on 18 June 1950 at Spa-Francorchamps.

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1950 British Grand Prix

The 1950 British Grand Prix, formally known as The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England.

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1950 Formula One season

The 1950 Formula One season was the fourth season of the FIA Formula One motor racing.

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1950 French Grand Prix

The 1950 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 1950 at Reims-Gueux.

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1950 Indianapolis 500

The 34th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1950.

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1950 Italian Grand Prix

The 1950 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 September 1950 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.

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1950 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, formally titled the Prix de Monte-Carlo et XI Grand Prix Automobile, was a Formula One motor race held on 21 May 1950 at Monaco.

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1950 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix, formally titled the Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, was a Formula One motor race held on 4 June 1950 at Bremgarten.

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References

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

Also known as Franco Bordoni Bisleri.

, Martin Baltimore, Martin Maryland, Maserati, Maserati 200S, Maserati 300S, Maserati A6, Mersa Matruh, Milan, Mille Miglia, Modena, Monza Circuit, O.S.C.A., Opicina, Pergusa, Pomezia, Pope Paul VI, Port of Benghazi, Qattara Depression, RAC Tourist Trophy, Regia Aeronautica, Rome, SIAI-Marchetti SF.260, Silver Medal of Military Valor, Sports car racing, Straight-six engine, Sub-lieutenant, Supermarine Spitfire, Talbot, Talbot-Lago, Targa Florio, Teramo, Tobruk, Trieste, Vickers Wellington, Viterbo, War Merit Cross (Italy), World War II, 1950 Belgian Grand Prix, 1950 British Grand Prix, 1950 Formula One season, 1950 French Grand Prix, 1950 Indianapolis 500, 1950 Italian Grand Prix, 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, 1950 Swiss Grand Prix.

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See also

Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Italy

Italian World War II flying aces

Racing drivers from Milan

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1975

References