He participated in the transatlantic flight organized by Italo Balbo and was awarded the Gold Medal of Aeronautic Valor of the Regia Aeronautica.

After his degree of captain of lingo corso, he was nominated guardiamarina in 1921; after three years he joined the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) and later the 184th Squadriglia Idrovolanti, where in 1925 he attained his seaplane pilot's license for Savoia-Marchetti S.59 and S.59bis airplanes.

He was selected to join the group of aviators that took part in the 1928 Crociera del Mediterraneo Occidentale (Orbetello - Los Alcázares) with a Savoia-Marchetti S.59bis.

As part of Velocisti (high speed runners) he was allowed to wear a special emblem with a red V in the middle of an eagle on his uniform.In 1933 Lippi was selected again by Italo Balbo to take part in the epic Crociera del Decennale known by Americans as Italian Air Armada, this was the first massed flight of aircraft ever to cross the Atlantic.

The flight had eight legs; Orbetello — Amsterdam — Derry — Reykjavík — Cartwright, Labrador — Shediac[2][3]— Montreal[4] ending on Lake Michigan near Burnham Park and New York City.

In the Damascus point he had an accident during the takeoff: hit a hole in the semi prepared strip and destroyed his undercarriage and could not continue.

[21] At Museo storico dell'Aeronautica in Bracciano there is a section focused on the Crociera del Decennale where are conserved some historical photos and models.

[22] On April 29, 2017, on the 60th anniversary of his passing, his life was celebrated with a personal exhibition at Museo Civico di Torremaggiore with models of seaplanes, historical photos, antiquities.