Furio Niclot Doglio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Furio Niclot Doglio

Italian flying ace

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1942

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Furio Niclot Doglio

  • Furio Niclot Doglio, MOVM (24 April 1908 – 27 July 1942) was an Italian test pilot and World War II fighter pilot in the Regia Aeronautica.
  • Doglio set nine world aviation records in the 1930s during his time as a test pilot.
  • During the war, he claimed seven kills (six of them Spitfires), flying FIAT G.
  • 50s and Macchi C.
  • 202s, establishing himself as one of Italy's aces.
  • Doglio was killed in combat on 27 July 1942 during the Siege of Malta by George Beurling, who became Canada's top ace of the war.
  • He was awarded a Medaglia d'oro al Valor Militare alla memoria (Memorial Golden medal for military valour).

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