Bruno Mussolini was an Italian pilot, third son of Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator from 1922 to 1943, and Rachele Guidi. In 1919, Bruno Mussolini caught diphtheria and his parents feared he would never recover. Soon after the doctors pronounced him out of danger, he suffered from a bronchial complaint. At age 12, Bruno and his older brother Vittorio published a weekly called The Boys' Pen. Bruno grew to like boxing, women, and cars. In 1935, at age 17, Bruno became Italy's youngest pilot and flew for the Regia Aeronautica during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, with his brother Vittorio and brother-in-law Galeazzo Ciano.
On 7 August 1941, Bruno Mussolini, commander of the 274th Squadron, was flying in one of the prototypes of the "secret" Piaggio P.108B bomber, MM22003, near the San Giusto Airport in Pisa, when the aircraft flew too low and crashed into a house. He died of his injuries at age 23. He was survived by wife Gina Ruberti and little daughter Mariana (born in 1940). Bruno's death prompted his father Benito to compose a booklet entitled "I Talk With Bruno".
On 7 August 1941, Bruno Mussolini, commander of the 274th Squadron, was flying in one of the prototypes of the "secret" Piaggio P.108B bomber, MM22003, near the San Giusto Airport in Pisa, when the aircraft flew too low and crashed into a house. He died of his injuries at age 23. He was survived by wife Gina Ruberti and little daughter Mariana (born in 1940). Bruno's death prompted his father Benito to compose a booklet entitled "I Talk With Bruno".
Bruno Mussolini was an Italian pilot, third son of Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator from 1922 to 1943, and Rachele Guidi. In 1919, Bruno Mussolini caught diphtheria and his parents feared he would never recover. Soon after the doctors pronounced him out of danger, he suffered from a bronchial complaint. At age 12, Bruno and his older brother Vittorio published a weekly called The Boys' Pen. Bruno grew to like boxing, women, and cars. In 1935, at age 17, Bruno became Italy's youngest pilot and flew for the Regia Aeronautica during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, with his brother Vittorio and brother-in-law Galeazzo Ciano.
On 7 August 1941, Bruno Mussolini, commander of the 274th Squadron, was flying in one of the prototypes of the "secret" Piaggio P.108B bomber, MM22003, near the San Giusto Airport in Pisa, when the aircraft flew too low and crashed into a house. He died of his injuries at age 23. He was survived by wife Gina Ruberti and little daughter Mariana (born in 1940). Bruno's death prompted his father Benito to compose a booklet entitled "I Talk With Bruno".
On 7 August 1941, Bruno Mussolini, commander of the 274th Squadron, was flying in one of the prototypes of the "secret" Piaggio P.108B bomber, MM22003, near the San Giusto Airport in Pisa, when the aircraft flew too low and crashed into a house. He died of his injuries at age 23. He was survived by wife Gina Ruberti and little daughter Mariana (born in 1940). Bruno's death prompted his father Benito to compose a booklet entitled "I Talk With Bruno".
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