Franco Lucchini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franco Lucchini

Italian flying ace

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1917

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1943

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Franco Lucchini, MOVM, (24 December 1914 – 5 July 1943) was an Italian World War II fighter pilot in the Aviazione Legionaria and in the Regia Aeronautica.
During World War II he achieved 21 (22, according to other sources) individual air victories, plus 52 shared, to add to the five kills in Spain, during the Civil War.He was born in Rome, the son of a railway official.
When he was sixteen, he got a glider pilot's license.
In 1935, he enrolled in Regia Aeronautica as a Reserve Officer, with the rank of Sottotenente Pilota di Complemento.
In July 1936 he gained his military flight license at Foggia flying school.
He was then commissioned (in Servizio Permanente Effettivo) on 13 August 1936 and in the same month was assigned to the 91a Squadriglia, 10° Gruppo, 4° Stormo C.T.
in Gorizia.