On February 23, 2016, Jan. by Antonino Pasquali, who attended the course in the years 1936-39 Rex of the Air Force Academy, accompanied by some family members, he spent his 1th birthday at the command of the 1st Air Region at the invitation of the commander of the 1st RA, gen. sa Settimo Caputo with the participation of the military and civil personnel of the XNUMXst RA command, the commanders of the Milan aeronautical garrison and the staff of the ANUA
For the occasion a body lunch was organized at the officers' canteen of the 1 ^ RA command during which, the gen. Pasquali, received directly from the hands of the master of the Rostro IV, aspiring Andrea Rossetti, invited for the occasion, the letter of wishes from the master of the Rostro III, ten. with the. Pomiato, the course plaque Face and the course book Rex e Face of the Aeronautical Academy.
Gen. Caputo, in his speech, addressed warm wishes to gen. Pasquali for the prestigious milestone of one hundred years of life and after thanking him particularly for having wanted to honor him with his presence, sent him the symbolic embrace of the entire Air Force, extending the message of closeness and affection from the head of state greater than the AM, gen. sa Pasquale Preziosa.
The gen. by Antonino Pasquali the 23 February 1916 was born in Piacenza. He attended the regular course Feedback of the Aviation Academy in Caserta in the 1936-39 years.
Nominated second lieutenant in the 1939, he was assigned to the maritime reconnaissance where he carried out the whole period of the conflict flying in numerous squadrons (the 187 ^ of Cadimare, the 196 ^ of Benghazi, the 143 ^ of Spalato) including the 170 ^ of Augusta of the which becomes the squadron commander until the allies land.
After the conflict he was assigned to the 46 ^ Aerobrigata di Pisa. Over the years 50, with the rank of captain, was transferred to the 56 ^ service Tactical Air Force of Vicenza (which later became 5 ^ ATAF) as a branch leader in efficiency and shooting training.
In the 1961, with the rank of colonel of the Italian Air Force contingent in Leopoldville, today Kinshasa, part of the UN peacekeepers sent to Congo for the stabilization of the country, with a core of personnel and aircraft of the 46 ^ Aerobrigata .
There he lives in first person the Kindu tragedy, costing the lives of 13 comrades.
Returning to Italy, he was then assigned to the staff of the 1 ^ Air Region as head of the 1 ° Office and where, subsequently, the active service in the 1971 ends. The gen. by Antonino Pasquali he is decorated with a silver medal for military valor.
