Ermenegildo Franzoni

Ermenegildo Franzoni was a pilot in the Italian Air Force who survived the 1997 Siai 208 aircraft crash that killed Captain Maurizio Poggiali. Alongside fellow pilot Matteo Pozzoli, Franzoni endured the harrowing experience of being involved in a tragic aviation accident. His survival marked him as one of the key witnesses in the subsequent legal proceedings that followed the crash, which scrutinized the actions of the pilots and the military's response to the emergency.