Abstract
Francesco Baracca (1888-1918) was the most famous Italian aviator of the Great war. He was killed in action in June 1918. His fame was already remarkable during his lifetime due to his personal record of 34 air duels victories. However, the emphasis of nationalist rhetoric and the instrumental propaganda of the Fascist regime employed his figure to promote the myth of Italian air force power which led to create a new standard of national heroism. Only in 1936 Domenico Rambelli dedicated a huge monument to Francesco Baracca in Lugo. This memorial represents a noteworthy case study as we consider how the identity of Francesco Baracca was first seized by the regime and then gradually returned among the popular consent of his community.
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