Guido Nardini
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Sergente Guido Nardini was a World War I
flying ace
credited with six aerial victories.
Nardini opened his victory skein flying a Nieuport 10
on 27 June 1916, when he, Alessandro Buzio
, and a couple of other pilots shot down an enemy airplane over Verona
. He would not score again for a year; he then used a Nieuport 17
to score on 14 June 1917. A month later, he shot down his third victim, on 18 July. Again, there was a long lapse, until he and Francesco Baracca
jointly downed a Hansa-Brandenburg C.I
on 3 May 1918. Two weeks later, Nardini, Gastone Novelli
, and Cesare Magistrini
ganged up on the Albatros D.III
of Franz Gräser
over Pero, and Nardini was a live ace and Gräser a dead one. A month later, on 15 June 1918, after three years of combat, Nardini rounded out his list with a solo victory over another Albatros D.III.
Nardini served throughout war's end and beyond, until he was killed by a malfunctioning parachute on 26 January 1928.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with six aerial victories.
Nardini opened his victory skein flying a Nieuport 10
Nieuport 10
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on 27 June 1916, when he, Alessandro Buzio
Alessandro Buzio
Tenente Alessandro Buzio was an Italian World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories, four of them shared.During the Battle of the Piave River, he also managed to taxi his Hanriot Scout airplane into that of a Lieutenant J. W. Davis....
, and a couple of other pilots shot down an enemy airplane over Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. He would not score again for a year; he then used a Nieuport 17
Nieuport 17
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to score on 14 June 1917. A month later, he shot down his third victim, on 18 July. Again, there was a long lapse, until he and Francesco Baracca
Francesco Baracca
Count Francesco Baracca was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. He was credited with 34 aerial victories.-Before World War I:...
jointly downed a Hansa-Brandenburg C.I
Hansa-Brandenburg C.I
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on 3 May 1918. Two weeks later, Nardini, Gastone Novelli
Gastone Novelli
Tenente Gastone Novelli was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.-Reference:...
, and Cesare Magistrini
Cesare Magistrini
Sergente Cesare Magistrini began his lengthy aviation career as a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed and four unconfirmed aerial victories.-Reference:...
ganged up on the Albatros D.III
Albatros D.III
The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service during World War I. The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer...
of Franz Gräser
Franz Gräser
Leutnant Franz Gräser was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.Gräser was a technical university student in Budapest until World War I broke out. In October 1914, he enlisted in Infanterieregiment No. 72, graduated reserve officer school in mid-July 1915, and began World War I...
over Pero, and Nardini was a live ace and Gräser a dead one. A month later, on 15 June 1918, after three years of combat, Nardini rounded out his list with a solo victory over another Albatros D.III.
Nardini served throughout war's end and beyond, until he was killed by a malfunctioning parachute on 26 January 1928.