56th anniversary of the Kindu massacre celebrated in Pisa

To mark the 56th anniversary of the Kindu Massacre, the commemoration ceremony for the Fallen of the 46th Air Brigade was held this morning in Pisa on Saturday 11 November.

11/11/2017

Source: 46th Air Brigade - Pisa

Author: Lt. Col. SAMMACICCIO Pompilio

On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Kindu Massacre, the commemoration ceremony for the Fallen of the 46th Air Brigade was held this morning in Pisa, Saturday 11 November. The ceremony, at the Kindu Shrine, was attended by the Military Ordinary for Italy, H.E. Monsignor Santo Marcianò, the Commander of Support and Special Forces, Air Division General Giampaolo Miniscalco, and the Commander of the 46th Air Brigade, Air Brigade General Girolamo Iadicicco, as well as the families of the Fallen and local military and civil authorities. At the end of the celebrations, a student spoke on behalf of class 5ª C of the Liceo XXV Aprile in Pontedera, which completed a school-work alternation project with the Brigade; the class prepared a text specifically for the 11 November event, following in-depth historical research on the 46th Air Brigade.

L‘Kindu massacre – Major Pilot Amedeo Parmeggiani – Second Lieutenant Pilot Onorio De Luca – Medical Lieutenant Francesco Paolo Remotti – Flight Engineer Marshal Nazzareno Quadrumani – Wireless Operator Sergeant Francesco Paga – Flight Sergeant Major Martano Marcacci – Flight Sergeant Major Silvestro Possenti – Captain Pilot Giorgio Gonelli – Second Lieutenant Pilot Giulio Garbati – Flight Engineer Marshal Filippo Di Giovanni – Wireless Operator Sergeant Antonio Mamone – Flight Sergeant Major Armando Fabi – Flight Sergeant Major Nicola Stigliani. The contribution of Article 46ªAir Brigade in international missions