1907 - 1984
Ernesto Botto
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| Birthday |
8th November, 1907
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| Birthplace |
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
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| Died |
9th December, 1984
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| Place of Death |
Turin, Italy
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Ernesto Botto (8 November 1907 – 9 December 1984) was an Italian Air Force officer during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. A flying ace with eight confirmed victories (in addition to twenty shared and seven probable) and a recipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valor, after the Armistice of Cassibile he became State Undersecretary for the Air Force of the Italian Social Republic and Chief of Staff of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. He was known as Gamba di ferro ("Iron Leg") due to the artificial leg he wore after being wounded in combat during the Spanish Civil War.