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Romolo Ticconi
Sergente Romolo Ticconi was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Biography.
Romolo Ticconi was born in Acuto, the Kingdom of Italy, on 25 March 1893. Ticconi was conscripted into military service on 21 August 1914, before Italy had entered World War I. On 16 December 1916, he was promoted to "Caporal". On 20 September 1917, he was reported at the Italian aviation replacement depot as a Sergeant Pilot.
On 27 January 1918, Ticconi joined a fighter
through war's end, continuing to fly despite illness.
On 21 November 1918, in the wake of war's end, Ticconi transferred to "81a Squadriglia". His perseverance in flying while ill helped him win a belated award of the Bronze Medal for Military Valor. On 26 August 1919, Romolo Ticconi was killed in a flying accident at Montecelio.
References.
- Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell; Alegi, Gregory. "Above the War Fronts: The British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and