Adriano Visconti: Italy's top ace - Aircraft of World War II

cheddar cheese · 10-27-2004, 08:18 AM

Major ADRIANO VISCONTI: ace of Italian fighter pilots with 26 victories
of wich 15 shot down with the obsolete MACCHI 200 until 1st January
1944! and 11 after this date flying the more modern MACCHI 205 and from
1st January 1945 with the Me 109 G-10 (white 6) to the end of war
defending the northern Italy against bombers.

Wounded a lot of times with a lot of incredible adventures he was the
example of the classic romantic fighter pilot, great commander, loved by
his pilots.

To tell you the kind of man: diving during an attack to B-24, Mustangs
and Thunderbolts over Lombardia (northern Italy) his guns suddenly
jammed, so, to not embarrass his wing man, Major Visconti, unarmed,
went on with the attack heading the chosen bomber and then crossing
the big formation in a storm of enemy fire!

In the last months of war some pilots of his squadron went to Germany at
Rangsdorf, Brandenburg and Brandis (JG 400) for passing to Me 163. They
made the complete training on the gliders HABICHT-8 but when at
Brandis were going to begin the flights on the KOMET, the sovietic tanks
interrupt any program.

The last mission of first squadron was on April 19, 1945, when four 109s
shot down the B-24 of the Captain Walter Sutton. He and his crew
survived and was taken to the fighters airfield. Sutton admiring the
courage of the fighter pilots, wanted to participate to the funeral of
Leutnant Morandi shot down with his 109 by the 12.7 of the bomber.

At 2 p.m. of April 29 Major Visconti and his pilots were imprisoned by
communist partisans near Malpensa airfield (Milan). Major Visconti was
taken away to be interrogated: walking along the way, the red partisans
shot him on the back. They had not even the courage to look him in the
eyes. I like to think that Major Visconti should be happy to fly finally
on a modern plane like the 207!

Daniele Sabatini

http://members.chello.be/kurt.weygan...novisconti.htm

the lancaster kicks ass · 10-27-2004, 02:48 PM

wow an italian that's actually shot a plane down!!!!

cheddar cheese · 10-27-2004, 04:39 PM

Cheap

But 15 of the kills were with the MC.200!!! The Mc.200 was ****!!!

the lancaster kicks ass · 10-28-2004, 02:59 PM

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The Mc.200 was s**t!!!

it's italain, that goes without saying.................

cheddar cheese · 10-28-2004, 04:22 PM

Hey hey, the Macchi Mc.205 Veltro, Fiat G.55 Centauro and the Reggiane Re.2005 were all highly capably planes...

neldot · 02-14-2007, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

wow an italian that's actually shot a plane down!!!!

Actually, in WWII there were about 120 italian aces that shot down at least 5 enemy planes.

And most of them, until 1943 were flying with Fiat CR42, G50, and Macchi 200. Not the state of the art at the time.

Parmigiano · 02-14-2007, 10:03 AM

.. and you nationalist Brits don't believe to have the exclusive of legless aces too : major Ernesto Botto nicknamed (guess why) 'Ironleg' among other victories managed to shoot down a Hurricane on the Med theatre... with a CR42

10-27-2004, 08:18 AM	#1
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Adriano Visconti: Italy's top ace Major ADRIANO VISCONTI: ace of Italian fighter pilots with 26 victories of wich 15 shot down with the obsolete MACCHI 200 until 1st January 1944! and 11 after this date flying the more modern MACCHI 205 and from 1st January 1945 with the Me 109 G-10 (white 6) to the end of war defending the northern Italy against bombers. Wounded a lot of times with a lot of incredible adventures he was the example of the classic romantic fighter pilot, great commander, loved by his pilots. To tell you the kind of man: diving during an attack to B-24, Mustangs and Thunderbolts over Lombardia (northern Italy) his guns suddenly jammed, so, to not embarrass his wing man, Major Visconti, unarmed, went on with the attack heading the chosen bomber and then crossing the big formation in a storm of enemy fire! In the last months of war some pilots of his squadron went to Germany at Rangsdorf, Brandenburg and Brandis (JG 400) for passing to Me 163. They made the complete training on the gliders HABICHT-8 but when at Brandis were going to begin the flights on the KOMET, the sovietic tanks interrupt any program. The last mission of first squadron was on April 19, 1945, when four 109s shot down the B-24 of the Captain Walter Sutton. He and his crew survived and was taken to the fighters airfield. Sutton admiring the courage of the fighter pilots, wanted to participate to the funeral of Leutnant Morandi shot down with his 109 by the 12.7 of the bomber. At 2 p.m. of April 29 Major Visconti and his pilots were imprisoned by communist partisans near Malpensa airfield (Milan). Major Visconti was taken away to be interrogated: walking along the way, the red partisans shot him on the back. They had not even the courage to look him in the eyes. I like to think that Major Visconti should be happy to fly finally on a modern plane like the 207! Daniele Sabatini http://members.chello.be/kurt.weygan...novisconti.htm

10-27-2004, 02:48 PM	#2
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	wow an italian that's actually shot a plane down!!!! __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

02-14-2007, 10:03 AM	#7
Parmigiano Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Campospinoso (PV), Italy Posts: 682	.. and you nationalist Brits don't believe to have the exclusive of legless aces too : major Ernesto Botto nicknamed (guess why) 'Ironleg' among other victories managed to shoot down a Hurricane on the Med theatre... with a CR42 __________________ "God is dead" - Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882 "Nietzsche too" - God, Aug 25, 1900 He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife. - Douglas Adams In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams Last edited by Parmigiano; 02-14-2007 at 10:06 AM.

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10-27-2004, 04:39 PM	#3
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Cheap But 15 of the kills were with the MC.200!!! The Mc.200 was ****!!!

10-28-2004, 04:22 PM	#5
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Hey hey, the Macchi Mc.205 Veltro, Fiat G.55 Centauro and the Reggiane Re.2005 were all highly capably planes...