"De Bernardis achievements also led the Italian military to name the Italian Air Forces largest base, Pratica di Mare Air Force Base, located southwest of Rome, after him as ""Colonello" Mario de Bernardi" in 1959.In March 2006, a plaque honoring de Bernardi was placed at Via Panama 86 - his home from 1939 to 1959 - in Rome as his daughter Fiorenza looked on.