Francesco Baracca

Italian flying ace (1888-1918).

Born May 9th, 1888 in Lugo.

Died June 19th, 1918 at 30 years old in Nervesa della Battaglia (killed in action).

Occupations
aircraft pilot, military personnel
Wikipedia

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel