Rino Corso Fougier

Rino Corso Fougier
Chief of Staff of the Royal Italian Air Force
In office 15 November 1941 – 27 July 1943
President	Benito Mussolini
Preceded by	Francesco Pricolo
Succeeded by	Renato Sandalli
Personal details
Born	(1894-11-14)14 November 1894 Bastia, France
Died	20 April 1963(1963-04-20) (aged 68) Rome, Italy
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army  Regia Aeronautica
Rank	Generale di divisione aerea
Commands	70th Fighter Squadron 5th Defence Sector of Padua Corps of Staff of the Air Force III Air Brigade Corpo Aereo Italiano Air Force Chief of Staff
Battles/wars	World War I Spanish Civil War Second Italo-Ethiopian War World War II

Rino Corso Fougier (14 November 1894 – 24 April 1963) was a general of the Italian Royal Air Force. From 1940 to 1941 he served as the commander of the Corpo Aereo Italiano which, in concert with the Luftwaffe, took part in the Battle of Britain. From 1941 to 1943 he commanded the Regia Aeronautica. He was awarded the German Cross in Gold in January 1943.