Biplane fighter aces

Italy

Maresciallo Cesare Accomazzo

Decorations
Date Decoration Note
??/??/38 Medaglia d’argento al valor militare (1st) O.M.S.
??/??/42 Medaglia d’argento al valor militare (2nd) 1940-43
??/??/38 Croce di guerra al valor militare O.M.S.

Cesare Accomazzo was from Moncalvo Monserrato (Asti).

He served as a volunteer during the Spanish Civil War and was decorated for this.

In May 1941, Maresciallo Accomazzo served in the 95a Squadriglia, 18o Gruppo CT, in Libya. This unit was at the time equipped with the Fiat CR.42.

At 10:35 on 22 May, Maresciallo Accomazzo claimed a Blenheim over Benghazi.
This claim can’t be verified with RAF records.

Accomazzo ended the war with 1 victory, this one claimed while flying the Fiat CR.42.

Claims:
Kill no. Date Time Number Type Result Plane type Serial no. Locality Unit
  1941                
1 22/05/41 10:35 1 Blenheim (a) Destroyed Fiat CR.42   Benghazi 95a Squadriglia

Biplane victories: 1 destroyed.
TOTAL: 1 destroyed.
(a) This claim can’t be verified with RAF records.

Sources:
A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945: Volume One – Christopher Shores and Giovanni Massimello with Russell Guest, 2012 Grub Street, London, ISBN 978-1908117076
Elenco Nominativo dei Militari dell’ A. M. Decorati al V. M. Durante it Periodo 1929 - 1945 1 Volume A - L




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