Biplane fighter aces

Italy

Marcello Calafiore

In October 1941, Marcello Calafiore served in the 376a Squadriglia Autonomo C.T. This unit was at the time equipped with Fiat CR.42s.

During the night of 28 October, Amedeo Parmeggiani and Calafiore claimed a shared Wellington over Naples.
The Wellington was from 104 Squadron.

Calafiore ended the war with 1 shared biplane victory.

Claims:
Kill no. Date Time Number Type Result Plane type Serial no. Locality Unit
  1940                
  28/10/41 night 1/2 Wellington (a) Shared destroyed Fiat CR.42   Naples 376a Squadriglia

Biplane victories: 1 shared destroyed.
TOTAL: 1 shared destroyed.
(a) Wellington from 104 Squadron.

Sources:
La caccia notturna italiana 1940-1943 - G. Grande, Storia Militare, April 2006
Additional information kindly provided by Gianandrea Bussi.




Last modified 13 October 2013