▁air field ▁( R ome ) ▁at ▁ 1 2 . 0 0 , ▁flying ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Nap les ▁to ▁eng age ▁enemy ▁bom bers . ▁At ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁meters ▁the ▁Squad rig lia ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁esc ort ing ▁Sp it f ires ▁with ▁ 8 5 a ▁claim ing ▁three ▁Sp it f ires ▁destroyed ▁and ▁five ▁dam aged ▁during ▁this ▁combat . ▁Gor r ini ▁shot ▁down ▁one ▁Sp it fire ▁( his ▁ 1 5 th ▁air ▁victory ) ▁and ▁dam aged ▁a ▁P - 3 8 , ▁but ▁his ▁aircraft ▁was ▁badly ▁hit ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁forced ▁landing ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁air field ▁at ▁ 1 2 . 5 0 . ▁Gor r ini ▁was ▁seriously ▁wounded ▁and ▁hospital ised . ▁He ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁when ▁Italy ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁the ▁Al lies ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁During ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁combat ▁service ▁Gor r ini ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 ▁air ▁batt les , ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁confirmed ▁air ▁vict ories , ▁was ▁wounded ▁twice , ▁crash - land ed ▁and ▁b aled ▁out ▁once , ▁was ▁mentioned ▁on ▁dispatch es ▁several ▁times , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁times . ▁ ▁Aer onaut ica ▁Nazionale ▁Repub blic ana ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁legend ary ▁L t ▁Col ▁Ern esto ▁B otto ▁( who