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Antonio Locatelli | |
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Born | Bergamo, Italy | 19 April 1895
Died | 27 June 1936 Nekemte, Ethiopia | (aged 41)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
Service/ | Royal Italian Army Regia Aeronautica |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | First World War Second Italo-Ethiopian War |
Awards | Gold Medal of Military Valour (3) Silver Medal of Military Valour (3) Knight of the Military Order of Savoy |
Antonio Locatelli (19 April 1895 – 27 June 1936) was a pioneering Italian aviator and National Fascist Party legislator. He served in Gabriele d'Annunzio's air squadron during the war against Austria and was decorated. After the war, he became a deputy to Parliament. In 1924 he attempted a transatlantic flight but was forced down into the seas off Greenland, whence he was rescued. He was killed during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.