Francesco Pricolo | |
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| Chief of Staff of the Royal Italian Air Force | |
| In office 31 October 1939 – 15 November 1941 | |
| President | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Valle |
| Succeeded by | Rino Corso Fougier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1891 Grumento Nova, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 14 October 1980 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Modena Scuola di applicazione di artiglieria of Turin |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch/service | .svg){kind=small} Regio Esercito  Regia Aeronautica |
| Rank | Generale di divisione aerea |
| Commands | airship Norge Airship wing 21º Stormo 1ª Brigata Aerea da Bombardamento 2ª Zona Aerea Territoriale (Z.A.T.) 2ª Squadra aerea Chief of Staff of the Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II |
Francesco Pricolo (30 January 1891 – 14 October 1980) was an Italian aviator.[1] He was undersecretary of Italian Minister of Air Force (currently merged into the Minister of Defence) and the Chief of staff of the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II (1939–1941).
- ^ "Pricolo, Francesco". The Generals of WWII. 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2024.