Carlo Lombardi
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Tenente Carlo Francesco Lombardi was a World War I flying ace
credited with eight aerial victories. Postwar, he was active in his family's rice refinery, as well as in record breaking flights. He formed the Avia aviation company in 1938.
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with eight aerial victories. Postwar, he was active in his family's rice refinery, as well as in record breaking flights. He formed the Avia aviation company in 1938.
Reference
- Norman FranksNorman FranksNorman Leslie Robert Franks is an English writer who specialises in aviation books on the pilots and squadrons of World Wars I and II.-Biography:...
, Nieuport Aces of World War 1, Osprey PublishingOsprey PublishingOsprey Publishing is an Oxford-based publishing company specializing in military history. Predominantly an illustrated publisher, many of their books contain full-colour artwork plates, maps and photographs, and the company produces over a dozen ongoing series, each focusing on a specific aspect of...
, 2000 ISBN 1855329611, ISBN 9781855329614 (preview from Google Book Search) - Biography from francislombardi.org
See also
AVIA FL.3AVIA FL.3
-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2380-External links:* *...