Italian army aviators during Italo-Turkish War

Italian army aviators during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) -- the first use of aeroplanes in warfare. Captain Piazzi sits in his monoplane, about to ascend to reconnoitre the Turkish positions outside Tripoli. Later news was that Piazzi had been shot at while flying over the enemy, and the wings of his plane were riddled by bullets

Ascend Aviators Balkan Bullets Dodecanese Italo Ouchy Piazzi Positions Reconnoitre Rhodes Riddled Tripoli

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