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78a Squadriglia
''78a Squadriglia'' was one of the original Italian fighter squadrons of World War I, serving in combat from 29 June 1916 to 3 November 1918. They flew 4,770 combat missions and were credited with 88 aerial victories. History 78a Squadriglia of the ''Corpo Aeronautico Militare'' was established on 29 June 1916. Equipped with seven Nieuport 10s and a Nieuport 11, it went operational on 16 August 1916. It deployed to Campoformido on 3 September 1916. It flew its first combat sorties six days later. The new squadron was an independent one until 10 April 1917, when it was attached to ''10o Gruppo''. It left the ''Gruppo'' in October 1917 to be subordinated to Pier Ruggero Piccio; this was at the time that Piccio was developing new aerial tactics for the Italians.Varriale 2009, p. 9. The squadron would subsequently be posted to the ''15o Gruppo'' on 24 January 1918. Its last wartime posting would be with ''23o Gruppo'', on 18 July 1918.Franks et al 1997, p. 124. When the war ended, ''7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to an 1946 Italian institutional referendum, institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italy, Italian Republic. The state resulted from a decades-long process, the ''Italian unification, Risorgimento'', of consolidating the different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single state. That process was influenced by the House of Savoy, Savoy-led Kingdom of Sardinia, which can be considered Italy's legal Succession of states, predecessor state. Italy Third Italian War of Independence, declared war on Austrian Empire, Austria in alliance with Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia in 1866 and received the region of Veneto following their victory. Italian troops Capture of Rome, entered Rome in 1870, ending Papal States, more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istrana
Istrana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about west of Treviso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,223 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Istrana contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sala, Pezzan, Ospedaletto, and Villanova. And the Istrana Air Base. Istrana borders the following municipalities: Morgano, Paese, Piombino Dese, Trevignano, Vedelago. Climate Instrana has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cfa''), similar to the rest of northern Italy. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:8000 TimeAxis = orientation:ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Units And Formations Established In 1916
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Units And Formations Of Italy In World War I
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Italian Air Force
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Norman Franks
Norman Leslie Robert Franks (born 1940) is an English militaria writer who specialises in aviation topics. He focuses on the pilots and squadrons of World Wars I and II. Biography He published his first book in 1976. He was an Organisation and Methods Officer with the Nationwide Building Society in London before he retired. He now lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, with his wife Heather. They have two sons, Rob and Mike, and five grandchildren. He was a consultant for the Channel 4 television series ''Dogfight: The Mystery of the Red Baron''. His 1995 book on the Red Baron has been published and reissued by three publishers. He is also one of the founding members of the Cross and Cockade society for World War I aviation historians, which was formed in 1970, and a member of Over the Front, the league of World War I aviation historians. In total, he has authored over 120 books covering military aviation. Published works *Franks, Norman. ''Double Mission: Fighter Pilot and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Masiero
'' Capitano'' Guido Masiero (24 August 1895 – 24 November 1942) was a World War I flying ace credited with five confirmed and ten unconfirmed aerial victories.The AerodromRetrieved 30 May 2010. He was a prewar lancer who used his civilian engineering expertise to wrangle a transfer to aviation duty. Early life and service Guido Masiero was born into a middle-class family in Padova in the Kingdom of Italy on 24 August 1895. He studied engineering before joining the Italian Army's 5th "Novara" Lancers on 4 December 1913.Franks et al 1997, pp. 144-145. He used his technical knowledge as grounds for a transfer to the Italian Army's air service.Varriale 2009, p. 61. World War I aviation service Masiero began aviation schooling on 1 February 1915. On 1 August 1915, he was rated a qualified pilot on the Maurice Farman aircraft. He completed pilot's training and was assigned as a '' sergente'' to '' 7a Squadriglia'' (later to be redesignated '' 26a Squadriglia'') reaching the front on 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Fornagiari
'' Sergente Maggiore'' Guglielmo Fornagiari was an Italian World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Biography Guglielmo Fornagiari was born in Lizzano in Belvedere, Kingdom of Italy, in 1892.Franks et al 1997, pp. 139-140. His life and military career are unknown before he was posted to a fighter squadron, ''78a Squadriglia'', on 3 September 1916. On 19 June 1917, he staked his first victory claim while flying a Nieuport 11. Eight days later, his takeoff was aborted by engine failure, and he crashlanded in a vineyard. He was unhurt, but two vineyard workers were killed and another pair injured. Despite this, he continued to fly and fight, and scored his first accredited aerial victory on 22 August 1917. He had been equipped with a Hanriot HD.1 by 8 October, when he staked his fourth claim. Fornagiari continued to score; on 26 December, he would share two victories, one with Masiero, for his fifth and sixth claims. He ended 1917 by receiving a second Silver Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Chiri
'' Sergente Maggiore'' Antonio Chiri was a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed and seven unconfirmed aerial victories. Biography Antonio Chiri was born in Locana, the Kingdom of Italy on 26 August 1894.Franks et al 1997, p. 135. On 9 September 1914, Chiri was conscripted into the 17th Field Artillery Regiment of the Italian Army. On 18 April 1915, he was accepted for pilot's training at Pisa. He was suspended from training early in the course, but kept on hand as a sheet metal mechanic. In November 1915, he resumed pilot's training. On 1 April 1916, he was promoted to corporal. On 8 June 1916, he finally went on flying service with the ''77a Squadriglia''. After some months service there, he was transferred to ''78a Squadriglia'' on 11 October 1916. He was promoted again, to '' Sergente'', on 31 October. On 19 March 1917, Chiri shot down an Austro-Hungarian Hansa-Brandenburg C.1 over Gallio Bassano for his first aerial victory; the feat earned him a Silver Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosimo Rennella
Lieutenant Colonel Cosimo Rennella Barbatto (1890–1937) was an Ecuadorian World War I flying ace of Italian birth. He was credited with seven confirmed aerial victories flying for Italian aviation during the war; however, his pioneering civil aviation activities both before and immediately following the war were probably even more important than his martial career. Pre-World War I activities Rennella was born in Italy on 15 February 1890. In 1892 he accompanied his family when they emigrated to Guayaquil, Ecuador. While there, his name was changed to fit the pattern used in many Spanish-speaking countries to be Cosimo Rennella Barbatto by appending his mother's maiden name, though he was usually called "Cosme". In 1909, he volunteered to serve in the Patria I Battalion in military operations against Peru. In 1911, Rennella persuaded a local sportsman's club, the ''Club Guayas de Tiro Aviacion'' (Guayas Shooting and Aviation Club), to sponsor his pilot's training; his aim was to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amedeo Mecozzi
Amedeo Mecozzi (17 January 1892 – 2 November 1971) was an Italian fighter ace of World War I, a general of the Italian and a military theorist credited as the founding father of the "Attack air force" doctrine, which made him a strong opponent to general Giulio Douhet's theories. Early life and World War I Amedeo Mecozzi was born on 17 January 1892 in Rome.Franks et al 1997, pp. 145–146. Mecozzi was orphaned when young, and raised by his grandparents.Varriale 2009, pp. 62–63. He joined the Italian Army as an engineer and spent a year as a volunteer in Somalia before applying for pilot's training in 1915. In June 1915, he began training at Malpensa on 2 September. January 1916 saw him qualifying on Maurice Farman 12 and Maurice Farman 14 machines. On 1 February 1916 he received his pilot's certificate. In March 1916 he began flying reconnaissance missions for ''45a Squadriglia'', at some hazard; he often brought home an airplane damaged by enemy fire. On 1 January 1917, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviano
Aviano ( fur, Davian; cim, Pleif) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pordenone at the foot of the Dolomites mountain range in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy. Aviano is home to the C.R.O. (Oncological Referral Center), a cancer research centre, one of the few in Italy and reference point for north-eastern Italy. The Piancavallo ski resort is part of the municipality. History Findings from Aviano show that the area has been populated since the Bronze Age. It became an agricultural area dependent on the municipality of Concordia Sagittaria. The name itself, Aviano, derives from a prediale name, that is, referring to land belonging to a landowner named Avilius or Avidius. In the early Middle Ages Aviano was made up of parish churches and villages in correspondence with today's hamlets. Around the 11th century, on a hill overlooking the surrounding plain, a castle was built by the Patriarchate of Aquileia and given to local feudal lords. The castle was besieged sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
