▁close ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁fear ing ▁to ▁be ▁st raf ed ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁pil ots . ▁However , ▁the ▁har ness ▁was ▁too ▁loose ▁and , ▁when ▁he ▁opened ▁it , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁violent ▁j erk ▁and ▁lost ▁conscious ness . ▁When ▁he ▁w oke ▁up , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁inf irm ary . ▁After ▁being ▁hospital ized , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁leave . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁A . N . R . ▁he ▁fle w ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁the ▁Mac chi ▁C . 2 0 5 V ▁and ▁F iat ▁G . 5 5 . ▁W ounded ▁twice , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁fly ▁again ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁sum med ▁up ▁his ▁career , ▁with ▁these ▁words : ▁" 2 1 2 ▁air ▁combat , ▁ 2 4 ▁solo ▁air ▁vict ories , ▁ 5 ▁par ach ute ▁j umps ." ▁ ▁Post war ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Gor r ini ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Italian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( A er onaut ica ▁Milit are ▁Italiana ) ▁but , ▁due ▁to ▁Al lied ▁opposition , ▁he ▁was ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁war rant - o ffic er . ▁His ▁last ▁unit ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 0 ° ▁Storm o . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁Ten ente ▁only ▁when ▁he ▁retired . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Gor r ini ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁with ▁a ▁Med aglia ▁d ' oro ▁al ▁Val