r ini ▁re called : ▁" After ▁ 2 5 ▁July , ▁despite ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁M uss ol ini , ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁my ▁unit , ▁ 8 5 a ▁Squad rig lia ▁and ▁my ▁personal ▁read iness ▁for ▁action ▁remained ▁high . ▁Despite ▁all ▁the ▁revers es ▁that ▁Italy ▁had ▁suffered ▁by ▁the ▁time , ▁our ▁ 3 ° ▁Storm o ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁still ▁fully ▁ready ▁for ▁combat : ▁my ▁section ▁was ▁detailed ▁to ▁defend ▁Rome . ▁The ▁larger ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ia ▁Aer onaut ica ▁was ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁polit ic ▁or ▁parties , ▁they ▁were ▁men ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁flying ▁and ▁determined ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁their ▁birth ▁and ▁to ▁give ▁their ▁lives ▁if ▁necessary ▁in ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Italian ▁towns ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁Gor r ini ▁claimed ▁a ▁B - 2 4 ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁at ▁Ost ia , ▁in ▁the ▁Laz io ▁region , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁def ensive ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁bom ber , ▁b ail ing ▁out ▁safely . ▁He ▁claimed ▁a ▁Sp it fire ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁whole ▁Storm o ▁sc ram bled ▁to ▁intercept ▁four - engine ▁bom bers , ▁which ▁were ▁attack ing ▁C erv eter i , ▁on ▁Lat ium ▁coast , ▁in ▁central ▁Italy . ▁Gor r ini , ▁still ▁flying ▁a ▁V elt ro , ▁shot ▁down ▁two ▁Bo eing ▁B