Domenico Tufano served in the 393^a Squadriglia of the 160^o Gruppo during the Greek campaign. The unit was at this time equipped with Fiat CR.42s

Soon after 14:00 on 15 November three Blenheim bombers from 30 Squadron set off to attack positions north-east of Koritza were the Greek Army had cut off Italian units and surrounded them. Flight Lieutenant Alfred Bocking led the Blenheims with Flight Lieutenant ‘Bob’ Davidson on his right side and Sergeant Child on the left. During the attack, CR.42s attacked the bombers and shot down Child’s L1120 in flames, killing the crew; 22-year-old Sergeant Eric Borlase Child (RAF no. 566516), 23-year-old Corporal Donald Stott (RAF no. 526089) and 24-year-old Sergeant John George Stewart (RAF no. 566189).
They had been attacked by CR.42s from the 393^a Squadriglia and Sergente Maggiore Walter Ratticchieri and Sergente Maggiore Tufano claimed two of the Blenheims shot down.

At 10.30 on 21 December 80 Squadron took off from Yanina for the front in Greece. They were led by Squadron Leader William Hickey and flew in three sections. The first comprised four aircraft and was led by Hickey, the second of three was led by Flight Lieutenant "Pat" Pattle and the third trio was led by Flying Officer Sidney Linnard.
Near Argyrokastron three enemy trimotor bombers were seen. They were identified as S.79s, and then three more aircraft with twin tails were seen, recognised in this case as Fiat BR.20s. All six were in fact Cant Z.1007bis aircraft from the 47^o Stormo B.T. from Grottaglie. The Italian bombers were attacked by the Gladiators and Pattle believed that he had hit one.
At this moment however 15 CR.42s of the 160^o Gruppo appeared on the scene. Maggiore Oscar Molinari, the Gruppo commander, was leading these Italian aircraft on an offensive reconnaissance over Yanina, Paramythia and Zitsa. Seeing the bombers under attack by an estimated 20 Gladiators, the Italian attacked, joined by other aircraft from the 150^o Gruppo so that 80 Squadron pilots assessed the number of their opponents at 54!
After 25 minutes the air battle broke up and eight of the British pilots returned to claim eight confirmed and three probables. Pilot Officer 'Bill' Vale claimed three, one of them in flames. Sergeant Charles Casbolt claimed one, which blew up and another, which spun down (later down-graded to a probable). Sergeant Donald Gregory claimed another two, again one in flames, but his own aircraft was badly shot up and he was wounded in the right eye. He however managed to return to Yanina. Pattle and Flight Sergeant S. A. Richens also claimed one CR.42 each, Pattle reporting that his victim fell in flames, whilst Flying Officers W. B. Price-Owen and F. W. Hosken both claimed probables. However Flying Officer A. D. Ripley in N5854 was seen to be shot down in flames and killed, while Squadron Leader Hickey was spotted bailing out of N5816; sadly his parachute caught fire, and he died from injuries soon after reaching the ground. Greek troops recovered the bodies of both pilots. Flying Officer Sidney Linnard's aircraft (N5834) was also badly hit and he was hit in the left calf by an explosive bullet and was taken to hospital after landing at Yanina.
In return the 160^o Gruppo pilots claimed six Gladiators, two each by Maggiore Molinari and Tenente Edoardo Crainz (in CR.42 '394-7'), and one apiece by Tenente Eber Giudici and Capitano Paolo Arcangeletti. Probables were claimed by Tenente Torquato Testerini, Sergente Maggiore Francesco Penna and Sergente Maggiore Tufano. The 150^o Gruppo pilots claimed two more Gladiators in collaboration, while 47^o Stormo gunners claimed one more and a probable. As in the case of the British fighters, actual Italian losses totalled only two aircraft, Tenente Mario Gaetano Carancini and Tenente Mario Frascadore of the 160^o Gruppo being lost, while Maggiore Molinari was wounded in the right foot and force-landed near Tepelene with a damaged engine.

Tufano ended the war with 1 biplane victory.

Claims:

Kill no.	Date	Number	Type	Result	Plane type	Serial no.	Locality	Unit
	1940
1	15/11/40	1	Blenheim (a)	Destroyed	Fiat CR.42		NE Koritza	393a Squadriglia
	21/12/40	1	Gladiator (b)	Probable	Fiat CR.42		Argyrokastron area	393a Squadriglia

Biplane victories: 1 destroyed, 1 probable.
TOTAL: 1 destroyed, 1 probable.
(a) Claimed in combat with Blenheims from 30 Squadron. Two were claimed but only one was lost when Sergeant E. B. Child's L1120 went down in flames with the loss of the crew.
(b) In this combat 80 Squadron claimed 8 and 3 probables while the 160^o Gruppo C.T. lost 2 aircraft and 1 one force-landed. Regia Aeronatica claimed 9 and 4 probables while 80 Squadron lost 2 aircraft and 2 damaged.

Sources:
Air war for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete - Christopher Shores, Brian Cull and Nicola Malizia, 1987 Grub Street, London, ISBN 0-948817-07-0
Hurricanes over the sands: Part One - Michel Lavigne and James F. Edwards, 2003 Lavigne Aviation Publications, Victoriaville, ISBN 2-9806879-2-8
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission