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词条 Cosimo Rizzotto
释义

  1. Early life

  2. World War I

  3. Postwar

  4. Notes

  5. References

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| birth_date = 26 June 1893
| death_date = {{d-da|18 February 1963|26 June 1893}}
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place =Colognola ai Colli, Kingdom of Italy
| death_place =Milan, Italy
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| nickname =
| allegiance =Italy
| branch =Aviation
| serviceyears =
| rank =Sergente
| unit =77a Squadriglia
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| awards =2 Silver awards of Medal for Military Valor
| relations =
| laterwork = Flying instructor in South America
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Sergente Cosimo Rizzotto was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.[1]

Early life

Cosimo Rizzotto was born on 26 June 1893, in Colognola ai Colli, Kingdom of Italy.[2]

World War I

Rizzotto joined the Bataglione Aviatori on 23 September 1913 as a private. He would not be selected for pilot's training until May 1915. He learned to fly at San Giusto, and took advanced training on Maurice Farmans beginning 19 December 1915. In January 1916, Rizzotto was promoted to caporal. Within two months, he began flying a Nieuport as part of a detachment stationed at Cascina Costa. Rizzotto subsequently spent from 30 March through 30 May 1916 in Paris. In July 1916,[2] he was assigned to be a Nieuport pilot with 77a Squadriglia.[3] Between 28 February 1917 and 15 June 1918, he scored six aerial victories, including one shared with Alvaro Leonardi; he also had an unconfirmed claim. His first victory earned him a Silver Medal for Military Valor; his next four victories, from July through November 1917, earned him another.[2]

Postwar

Rizzotto lived in both Argentina and Paraguay,[3] making his living as a flying instructor. However, he eventually returned to Italy, dying in Milan on 18 February 1963.[2]

Notes

1. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/italy/rizzotto.php Retrieved 1 April 2010.
2. ^Franks et al 1997, pp. 157-158.
3. ^Franks 2000, p. 79.

References

  • 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}}.
  • Franks, Norman. Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|1-85532-961-1}}, {{ISBN|978-1-85532-961-4}}.
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