This list contains a complete list of all World War I

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committee, the Bongiovanni Commission, verified the aerial victories of Italian aviators during World War I and released its listing of ''

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'' flying aces on 1 February 1919. The Bongiovanni report served as the basic source for this list. Additions, and later adjustments in victory scores, are cited separately below.

The Bongiovanni Commission list

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