80a Squadriglia was an Italian fighter squadron founded in 1917 to serve in support of the Battles of the Isonzo in northern Italy. By war's end, it had been credited with 21 aerial victories without suffering any of its own personnel casualties.
80a Squadriglia of the Corpo Aeronautico Militare was founded in February 1917 at the Arcade, Italy Central Flying School. It was assigned to 1o Gruppo on 28 February, with a strength of five pilots and five aircraft. By 10 March 1917, it had bulked up to ten Nieuport 11s on strength.[1]
On 15 March 1917, it flew its first combat sorties. The squadron's first combat victory was scored on 24 April 1917. Six days later, it began six months of operations from a base at Aiello del Friuli. It would be dislodged from there as a result of the Battle of Caporetto. On 27 October 1917, the squadron set fire to five aircraft it was forced to abandon, and evacuated to La Comina. It would eventually settle into Marcon on 10 November 1917.[1]
The squadron would upgrade to Hanriot HD.1s in 1918. They would fight on until war's end. Their wartime record tallied 4,637 combat sorties, 167 aerial battles, and 21 accredited victories. They suffered no casualties.[1]
Commanding officersedit
CapitanoMario Gordesco: February 1917 - promoted out ca. 1 November 1917
Capitano Raoul Da Barberino: ca. 1 November 1917 - ca. 7 November 1917 (injured)
The actual colors of the squadron markings depended on an aircraft's basic color. However, the squadron insignia was typically a red star superimposed on a white circle within a black border.
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. ISBN1-898697-56-6, ISBN978-1-898697-56-5.
January 01, 1970
squadriglia, italian, fighter, squadron, founded, 1917, serve, support, battles, isonzo, northern, italy, been, credited, with, aerial, victories, without, suffering, personnel, casualties, nieuport, 11activefounded, february, 1917countrykingdom, italybranchco. 80a Squadriglia was an Italian fighter squadron founded in 1917 to serve in support of the Battles of the Isonzo in northern Italy By war s end it had been credited with 21 aerial victories without suffering any of its own personnel casualties 80a SquadrigliaNieuport 11ActiveFounded February 1917CountryKingdom of ItalyBranchCorpo Aeronautico MilitareTypeFighter squadronEngagementsWorld War IAircraft flownFighterNieuport 11Hanriot HD 1 Contents 1 History 2 Commanding officers 3 Duty stations 4 Notable members 5 Aircraft 6 Endnotes 7 ReferencesHistory edit80a Squadriglia of the Corpo Aeronautico Militare was founded in February 1917 at the Arcade Italy Central Flying School It was assigned to 1o Gruppo on 28 February with a strength of five pilots and five aircraft By 10 March 1917 it had bulked up to ten Nieuport 11s on strength 1 On 15 March 1917 it flew its first combat sorties The squadron s first combat victory was scored on 24 April 1917 Six days later it began six months of operations from a base at Aiello del Friuli It would be dislodged from there as a result of the Battle of Caporetto On 27 October 1917 the squadron set fire to five aircraft it was forced to abandon and evacuated to La Comina It would eventually settle into Marcon on 10 November 1917 1 The squadron would upgrade to Hanriot HD 1s in 1918 They would fight on until war s end Their wartime record tallied 4 637 combat sorties 167 aerial battles and 21 accredited victories They suffered no casualties 1 Commanding officers editCapitano Mario Gordesco February 1917 promoted out ca 1 November 1917 Capitano Raoul Da Barberino ca 1 November 1917 ca 7 November 1917 injured Tenente Guido Sambonet ca 7 November 1917 Tenente Georgio Zoli 6 February 1917 30 April 1917 Capitano Umberto Gelmeti 30 April 1917 7 June 1917 Capitano Achille Pierro 7 June 1917 through war s end 1 Duty stations editArcade Central Flying School February 1917 Santa Maria la Longa ca 28 February 1917 Aiello 30 April 1918 La Comina 27 October 1917 Arcade 1 November 1917 Marcon 10 November 1917 1 Notable members editAlvaro Leonardi scored all eight of his victories with the squadron Other aces who served in the squadron and scored victories included Michele Allasia Giovanni Ancillotto and Ernesto Cabruna Aircraft editThe actual colors of the squadron markings depended on an aircraft s basic color However the squadron insignia was typically a red star superimposed on a white circle within a black border Nieuport 11 Hanriot 1 Endnotes edit a b c d e f Franks et al 1997 p 125 References editFranks 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 80a Squadriglia amp oldid 1213139179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
