Attilio Imolesi [SEP] conflict
Attilio Imolesi
Sergente Attilio Imolesi was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Biography.
Attilio Imolesi was born in Cesena, Kingdom of Italy on 11 October 1890. His date of entry into military service is unknown, but he was accepted by the Malpensa flying school of the "Corpo Aeronautico Militare" on 31 December 1915. He qualified as a pilot on a Maurice Farman 12 on 1 May 1916, and took a more advanced license on a Maurice Farman 14 on 1 July 1916.
. After a double victory on 26 September, he was awarded a Silver Medal for Military Valor. After a fifth victory on 13 December, Imolesi ended 1917 as an ace.
Imolesi was promoted to "Sergente". He scored his sixth and final victory on 14 January 1918, shared with Antonio Reali. In March, Imolesi would suffer serious injuries, though whether the cause was combat-related or accidental is uncertain. On 11 March 1918, Attilio Imolesi died in the field hospital in Marostica.