1 1 ▁March ▁and ▁another ▁P - 4 7 ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁thus ▁reaching ▁ 1 9 ▁vict ories . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁ser g ente ▁maggiore ▁Gor r ini ▁achieved ▁his ▁last ▁air ▁victory . ▁He ▁took ▁off ▁with ▁ten ente ▁Vitt orio ▁Sat ta , ▁to ▁ ▁intercept ▁a ▁formation ▁of ▁B - 2 4 ▁flying ▁between ▁Par ma ▁and ▁F iden za . ▁The ▁two ▁A . N . R . ▁pil ots ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁American ▁bom bers ▁and ▁their ▁esc ort ▁on ▁Color no . ▁They ▁selected ▁the ▁two ▁last ▁Liber ators ▁and ▁attacked ▁them . ▁Gor r ini ▁put ▁his ▁B - 2 4 ▁on ▁fire ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁pass , ▁but ▁two ▁esc ort ing ▁P - 4 7 ▁b ounced ▁his ▁leader ▁and ▁shot ▁him ▁down , ▁killing ▁L t ▁Sat ta . ▁On ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁Gor r ini ▁claimed ▁a ▁B - 1 7 ▁dam aged . ▁But ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁sky ▁of ▁Mod ena - Reg gio , ▁Gor r ini ▁fought ▁his ▁last ▁air ▁battle . ▁He ▁suddenly ▁ ▁found ▁himself ▁surrounded ▁by ▁four ▁P - 4 7 ▁Th under bol ts . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁dog f ight , ▁his ▁f ighter ▁was ▁hit ▁and ▁Gor r ini ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁b ail - out . ▁He ▁waited ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁par ach ute ▁until ▁he ▁was