Antonio Lippi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Lippi

Italian aviator

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1900

Place of Birth: Torremaggiore, Apulia, Italy

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1957

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Antonio Lippi (1900–1957) was an Italian aviator.
He participated to the Transatlantic flight organized by Italo Balbo and awarded with the Gold Medal of Aeronautic Valor to aeronautic valor of Regia Aeronautica. He was born in Torremaggiore, a small town in the south of Italy, on October 9, 1900 to a wealthy landowning family.He had a passion for flying since he was a child.
As a young adult he decided to not follow his families wishes and rather his own passion.
He started his career by enrolling in the military for officials of Regia Marina.He attained his pilot's license in Scuola di Pilotaggio di 2° Periodo in Foggia Sud airport (nowadays Gino Lisa airport) After his degree of captain of lingo corso, he was nominated guardiamarina in 1921; after three years he took place in Regia Aeronautica and lately in 184th Squadriglia Idrovolanti where in 1925 attained the seaplanes pilot's license for Savoia-Marchetti S.59 and S.59bis airplanes. He was selected and inserted into the group of aviator that took the 1928 Crociera del Mediterraneo Occidentale (Orbetello - Los Alcázares) with a Savoia-Marchetti S.59bis.