and Giorgio Apostolo. Italian Aces of World War Two. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2000. . Neulen, Hans Werner. In the Skies of Europe. Ramsbury, Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press, 2000. . Pagliano, Franco. Aviatori Italiani (in Italian). Milano: Longanesi, 1969. Paravicini, Pier Paolo. Pilota da caccia 1942-1945(in Italian). Milano: Mursia, 2007. Pesce, Giuseppe and Giovanni Massimello. Adriano Visconti Asso di guerra (in Italian). Parma: Albertelli editore s.r.l., 1997. Shores, Christopher. Air Aces. Greenwich, CT: Bison Books, 1983. . Spick, Mike. The Complete Fighter Ace All the World's Fighter Aces, 1914-2000. London: Greenhill Books. 1999. External links Page dedicated to Franco Lucchini - Onorificenze – Franco Lucchini|28-03-09 1914 births 1943 deaths Military personnel from Rome Regia Aeronautica personnel of World War II Italian people of the Spanish Civil War Italian World War II flying aces Recipients of the Gold Medal of Military Valor Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor Recipients of the Bronze Medal of Military Valor Recipients of the War Merit Cross (Italy) Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 2nd class Aviators killed by being shot down Italian military personnel killed in World War II