Francesco Pricolo
Francesco Pricolo (30 January 1891 in Grumento Nova – 14 October 1980 in Rome) was an Italian aviator. He was undersecretary of Italian Minister of Air Force (currently merged into the Minister of Defence) and the Chief of staff of the Italian Regia Aeronautica during the World War II (1939–1941).
Francesco Pricolo | |
|---|---|
| Undersecretary for the Air Force | |
| In office 31 October 1939 – 15 November 1941 | |
| President | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Valle |
| Succeeded by | Rino Corso Fougier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1891 Grumento Nova, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 14 October 1980 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Modena Scuola di applicazione di artiglieria of Turin |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch/service | Regio Esercito Regia Aeronautica |
| Rank | Generale di divisione aerea |
| Commands | airship Norge Airship wing 21º Stormo 1ª Brigata Aerea da Bombardamento 2ª Zona Aerea Territoriale (Z.A.T.) 2ª Squadra aerea Chief of Staff of the Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II |
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