Ludovico de Filippi

Ludovico de Filippi was an Italian naval officer and a pioneer of Italian aviation.
He was born on 27 September 1872 and joined the Italian Regia Marina, in which he attained the rank of capitano di fregata and received his pilot's license, numbered "5", flying his own airplane Farman in Mourmelon, France, on 4 July 1910. He later became the first head officer of the submarine and aviation department of the Regia Marina. He died on 16 November 1918 while commanding the scout cruiser when she hit a mine and sank on the Istrian Peninsula near the city of Ližnjan on the Istrian Peninsula. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valor for conduct and bravery.