Italy
Sergente Maggiore Faliero Gelli
Italy
Sergente Maggiore Faliero Gelli
| Date | Decoration | Note |
| ??/??/42 | Medaglia d’argento al valor militare (1st) | 1940-43 |
| ??/??/43 | Medaglia d’argento al valor militare (2nd) | 1940-43 |
| ??/??/42 | Croce di guerra al valor militare | 1940-43 |
Faliero Gelli was from Pistoia.
In November 1940, Sergente Maggiore Gelli served in the 153a Squadriglia of the 3o Gruppo, which was equipped with Fiat CR.42s
In the afternoon on 27 November 1940, three CR.42s of the 153a Squadriglia piloted by Tenente Pellicioli, Tenente Falconi and Sergente Maggiore Gelli scrambled and intercepted a British aircraft identified as a ‘Blackburn Roc’ (probably a Skua) and Gelli claimed it probably shot down off the Tunisian coast.
Gelli ended the war with 1 probable biplane victory.
Claims:
| Kill no. | Date | Time | Number | Type | Result | Plane type | Serial no. | Locality | Unit |
| 1940 | |||||||||
| 27/11/40 | p.m. | 1 | ’Blackburn Roc’ (a) | Probable | Fiat CR.42 | Off Tunisian coast | 153a Squadriglia |
Biplane victories: 1 probably destroyed.
TOTAL: 1 probably destroyed.
(a) Probably a Blackburn Skua.
Sources:
3o Stormo, storia fotografica - Dai biplani agli aviogetti - C. Lucchini and E. Leproni, 1990 Gino Rossato Editore.
Elenco Nominativo dei Militari dell’ A. M. Decorati al V. M. Durante it Periodo 1929 - 1945 1 Volume A - L
Additional information kindly provided by Giovanni Massimello and Ludovico Slongo.
