Fighter Pilots & Flight Officers
Gianmarco Bellini: Gulf War POW
Season 1, Episode 1
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TV-G, 25-Feb-2023
Directed by Maria Luisa Forenza
On the eve of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War, the Italian government deployed eight Tornado Fighter-bombers. Gianmarco Bellini was one of these pilots. He was shot down, captured, and abused, but returned and was able to rise to the rank of General.
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