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Bruno Serotini (Rome, March 7, 1915 – Heaven of Rome, 19 July 1943) was an Italian soldier and aviator, decorated with gold medal for military valor in memory during the Second World War.

A hunting Reggiane Re.2001 Falco I under maintenance on the ground.

He was born in Rome on March 7, 1915. [first] After obtaining the accountant’s diploma from the “Leonardo da Vinci” technical institute he was admitted, behind his question, in the Aeronautical Royal as a pilot official pupil, attending the Foggia School. [2] In June 1937 he obtained the military pilot patent and was appointed second lieutenant. [2] Located on leave he was hired at a banking institution in the capital, being recalled in active service in May 1940, at the time of the general mobilization. [2] Mandate in service at the Aviation of Libya, after the outbreak of hostilities with France and Great Britain, on June 10, he worked on the North Africa front. [2] He participated in numerous actions in Italian northern Africa and the Mediterranean receiving a solemn commendation from the Aeronautical Command of Libya. [2] In March 1942 he was transferred in service in the 53rd Stormo Terrestre hunting stationed in Pantelleria, returning to Northern Africa in May, assigned to the 2nd terrestrial hunting flock. [2] In December he was transferred to the 303rd squadron, 167th autonomous interceptors group of the 3rd aerial team, stationed on Ciampino airport destined for the air defense of the capital for the fight against the incursions of the Anglo-American bombers. [3] He fell into combat on July 19, 1943, during an allied air raid on Rome.

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On July 19, 1943, General James Doolittle launched a daytime attack for the first time against the city of Rome, the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, sending around 300 US planes of the Allied Air Force of the Mediterranean. [4] The training was made up of Boeing Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers with a heavy hunting stock. [4] Decolled aboard a Reggiane Re.2001 Falco I to intercept the enemy bombing planes his aircraft, after hitting an B-17, was in turn attacked by some Lockheed P-38 Lightning. [5] Struck by a burst of machine gun in the chest, she voluntarily threw herself with the plane against an opposing bomber that fell to the ground near Santa Palomba. [5] He fell together with his Re.2001 near Marino, finding his death. [5] In the afternoon his commander, Corrado Ricci, was warned by the carabinieri that a plane of his squadron had fallen to the ground and together with his pilot. [5] Recatted on the spot Ricci found Serotini’s body outside Carllyga, in a vineyard near the road, with the nearby parachute, partially left from his bag and perforated by some bullets, but not open. The body was transferred to the chapel of a cemetery close to them, and then buried. [5] To honor the courage shown at this juncture, it was decorated with the gold medal for military valor in memory, maximum Italian honor. [6] His tomb is currently located at the Sacrario of the Air Force at the Verano cemetery.

Medaglia d'oro al valor militare - nastrino per uniforme ordinaria Gold medal for military valor
‘ With the impetus of the heroes he faced safe death by attacking by himself numerous formations of enemy bombers. A quadimotor hit, while directing the fire on another device was riddled by the innumerable blows of the opposing weapons. From the sky blushed by the fire of the in flames, the vivid light of its heroism illuminated the soil of the homeland with glory. Heaven of Rome, July 19, 1943 . »
– Decree of the provisional head of the state of 30 December 1947. [7]

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  • Giorgio Apostolo, Wings of Italy n.3. Reggiane Re.2001 , Turin, The aeronautical stall, 2001.
  • Emilio Brotzu, Michele Caso and Gherardo Cosolo (edited by), Heaven dimension, Italian planes in the 2nd world war vol.2, hunting hunting , Rome, Edizioni Bizzarri, 1971.
  • ( IN ) Chris Dunning, Combat Units of the Regia Aeronautica. Italia Air Force 1940-1943 , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1988, ISBN 1-871187-01-X.
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  • ( IN ) Marco Mattioli, 53rd Stormo , Botley, Osprey Publishing Company, 2010.
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  • Corrado Ricci, Pilot life , Milan, Ugo Mursia Editore, 1976.
  • Historical Office of the Air Force, Texts of the reasons for granting gold medals to military valor , Rome, General Staff of Air Force, 1969.

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