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78a Squadriglia

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78a Squadriglia
Nieuport 10
ActiveFounded 29 June 1916
CountryKingdom of Italy
BranchCorpo Aeronautico Militare
TypeFighter squadron
EngagementsWorld War I
Aircraft flown
FighterNieuport 10
Nieuport 11
Hanriot
Military unit

78a Squadriglia was one of the original Italianfighter 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

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78a Squadriglia of theCorpo Aeronautico Militare was established on 29 June 1916. Equipped with sevenNieuport 10s and aNieuport 11, it went operational on 16 August 1916. It deployed toCampoformido on 3 September 1916. It flew its first combatsorties six days later. The new squadron was an independent one until 10 April 1917, when it was attached to10o Gruppo. It left theGruppo in October 1917 to be subordinated toPier Ruggero Piccio; this was at the time that Piccio was developing new aerial tactics for the Italians.[1] The squadron would subsequently be posted to the15o Gruppo on 24 January 1918. Its last wartime posting would be with23o Gruppo, on 18 July 1918.[2]

When the war ended,78a Squadriglia had flown 4,770 combatsorties, fought 443 aerial combats, and been credited with 88 aerial victories. Six of its members had shot down five or more enemy aircraft with the squadron. Four of the squadron's pilots had paid the final price.[2]

Commanding officers

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  • Domenico Bolognesi: From ca. 29 June 1916
  • Antonio Riva: 20 November 1917 through war's end[2]

Duty stations

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Notable members

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Aircraft

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Endnotes

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  1. ^Varriale 2009, p. 9.
  2. ^abcdefFranks et al 1997, p. 124.

References

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  • Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell; Alegi, Gregory.Above the War Fronts: The British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914–1918: Volume 4 of Fighting Airmen of WWI Series: Volume 4 of Air Aces of WWI. Grub Street, 1997.ISBN 1-898697-56-6,ISBN 978-1-898697-56-5.
  • Varriale, Paolo.Italian Aces of World War 1. Osprey Pub Co, 2009.ISBN 978-1-84603-426-8.

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