Sebastiano Bedendo
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Sottotenente Sebastiano Bedendo was a World War I flying ace
credited with five aerial victories.
did he find his way to the single seat of a fighter. He then returned to the northern front, where he seems to have bounced assignments between 72a Squadriglia and 71a Squadriglia. On 19 March 1918, he began a string of aerial victory claims that, by competing accounts, made him an ace with five confirmed wins and four unconfirmed ones. By both accounts, he began scoring on 29 July 1918, followed by a certain second win the next day. From there the accounts differ, but in any case, after scoring his fifth win, he transferred out. On 20 October 1918, he joined the "Squadron of Aces", 91a Squadriglia, by invitation. There he participated in the war's final offensive.
in 1924, in their engineering branch.
In 1933, he set two world aeronautical class records using a Nuvoli N5 light aircraft. A French Farman 239
took one of the records, and Bedendo seized it back in 1935, using a modernized Nuvoli N.5 RR.
On 24 August 1935, Nuvoli N.5 Cab. I-NUBE lost a wing in flight. The crew of Sebastiano Bedendo, Giovanni Testore, and Giovanni Nicastro did not survive the crash.
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 five aerial victories.
World War I
Bedendo was conscripted into the artillery when Italy entered World War I. His time with the cannons was brief, as he quickly transferred to aerial observer duty in a kite balloon section. From there, he somehow won his pilot's wings in the Summer of 1916. His first assignment was flying reconnaissance on the battle fronts of northern Italy. Only in the wake of the Battle of CaporettoBattle of Caporetto
The Battle of Caporetto , took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid , on the Austro-Italian front of World War I...
did he find his way to the single seat of a fighter. He then returned to the northern front, where he seems to have bounced assignments between 72a Squadriglia and 71a Squadriglia. On 19 March 1918, he began a string of aerial victory claims that, by competing accounts, made him an ace with five confirmed wins and four unconfirmed ones. By both accounts, he began scoring on 29 July 1918, followed by a certain second win the next day. From there the accounts differ, but in any case, after scoring his fifth win, he transferred out. On 20 October 1918, he joined the "Squadron of Aces", 91a Squadriglia, by invitation. There he participated in the war's final offensive.
Postwar life
Bedendo returned to his engineering studies at university. After graduation, he joined the newly formed Regia AeronauticaRegia Aeronautica
The Italian Royal Air Force was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established as a service independent of the Royal Italian Army from 1923 until 1946...
in 1924, in their engineering branch.
In 1933, he set two world aeronautical class records using a Nuvoli N5 light aircraft. A French Farman 239
Farman
Farman Aviation Works was an aeronautic enterprise founded and run by the brothers; Richard, Henri, and Maurice Farman. They designed and constructed aircraft and engines from 1908 until 1936; during the French nationalization and rationalization of its aerospace industry, Farman's assets were...
took one of the records, and Bedendo seized it back in 1935, using a modernized Nuvoli N.5 RR.
On 24 August 1935, Nuvoli N.5 Cab. I-NUBE lost a wing in flight. The crew of Sebastiano Bedendo, Giovanni Testore, and Giovanni Nicastro did not survive the crash.