On 1 November 1911, he flew his early model Etrich Taube monoplane against Ottoman military in Libya.[1][2][3] He took four grenades ("Cipelli"[3]) in a leather pouch, each of a size of grapefruit and weighing about four pounds.[2] Flying at an altitude of 600 feet, Gavotti screwed in the detonators and tossed each munition over the side[1]—three onto the Tagiura (Jagiura) oasis and one more onto military camp at Ain Zara.[2] This event is the first recorded airstrike launched from an airplane.[4][3]
After this and further missions, the Ottoman Empire issued a protest. The dropping of bombs from balloons had been outlawed by the Hague Convention of 1899, but Italy argued that this ban did not extend to heavier-than-air craft.[1]
The oldest known preserved Etrich Taube, in Vienna, Austria, is possibly a near-twin to the aircraft Gavotti flew in 1911, as both are said to have been powered with inline four-cylinder liquid-cooled powerplants.
Night missionedit
Gavotti performed the historically first night mission of a heavier-than-air aircraft. It took place as part of the same campaign in Libya on 4 March 1912.[5]
giulio, gavotti, october, 1882, genoa, october, 1939, italian, lieutenant, pilot, fought, italo, turkish, farman, biplane, rome, 1910, contents, aerial, bombardment, night, mission, also, notesaerial, bombardment, editon, november, 1911, flew, early, model, et. Giulio Gavotti 17 October 1882 in Genoa 6 October 1939 was an Italian lieutenant and pilot who fought in the Italo Turkish War Giulio Gavotti on a Farman biplane in Rome 1910 Contents 1 Aerial bombardment 2 Night mission 3 See also 4 NotesAerial bombardment editOn 1 November 1911 he flew his early model Etrich Taube monoplane against Ottoman military in Libya 1 2 3 He took four grenades Cipelli 3 in a leather pouch each of a size of grapefruit and weighing about four pounds 2 Flying at an altitude of 600 feet Gavotti screwed in the detonators and tossed each munition over the side 1 three onto the Tagiura Jagiura oasis and one more onto military camp at Ain Zara 2 This event is the first recorded airstrike launched from an airplane 4 3 After this and further missions the Ottoman Empire issued a protest The dropping of bombs from balloons had been outlawed by the Hague Convention of 1899 but Italy argued that this ban did not extend to heavier than air craft 1 The oldest known preserved Etrich Taube in Vienna Austria is possibly a near twin to the aircraft Gavotti flew in 1911 as both are said to have been powered with inline four cylinder liquid cooled powerplants Night mission editGavotti performed the historically first night mission of a heavier than air aircraft It took place as part of the same campaign in Libya on 4 March 1912 5 See also edit1911 in aviation Aerial bomb Bomber Tactical bombingNotes edit a b c d Grant R G 2004 Flight 100 Years of Aviation Dorling Kindersley Limited p 59 ISBN 1 4053 0575 4 a b c d The influence of air power upon history by Walter J Boyne p 38 a b c d Chant Christopher 2002 Austro Hungarian aces of World War 1 Oxford Osprey pp 38 39 ISBN 1 84176 376 4 Lindqvist Sven 2001 A history of bombing New York New Press ISBN 1 56584 625 7 OCLC 44794868 Libya 1911 How an Italian pilot began the air war era BBC News Website May 10 2011 Retrieved May 10 2011 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Italian military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giulio Gavotti amp oldid 1218512864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
