Capitano Giulio Lega was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
After finishing the war, he completed medical school, and began a near lifelong career caring for the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
[1] He fought through May 1916, winning a Bronze Medal for Military Valor in close-quarters combat,[2] awarded on the battlefield on 30 May 1916.
His duties as a reconnaissance pilot between May and November 1917 earned Lega a Silver Medal for Military Valor.
The following day, he shot down an Albatros D.III from Flik 42j and shared a second win with Silvio Scaroni and Romolo Ticconi.
[1] Lega finished his medical studies, though briefly interrupted by a recall to military duty.
During World War II, Lega would be assigned to the headquarters of the Servizi Aerei Speciali.