Draft:Guido Nobili (military)

Guido Nobili (Turin, 5 May 1908 – 10 July 1943 ) was an Italian officer and aviator, an aviation ace. Awarded three silver medals for military valor.

Biography

His career began on October 1, 1929. Later he became CO captain of the 2nd and 18th Squadrons. On December 3, 1937 he ended his command of the 18th Squadron and was replaced by Marco Larcher. In the following winter he became Major.

His victories were 10 in total. In May 1940 he returned to Italy and from June of the same year he was commander of the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Group. From 26 October until 25 February 1941 he was temporarily commander of the 53rd Wing. From 15 May 1942 he was commander of the 5th Diving Wing. He was promoted to colonel on 18 March 1943.