Antonio Riva

Name:

Antonio Riva

Country:

Italy

Rank:

Capitano

Units:

29^a, 71^a, 73^a, 78^a

Victories:

Born:

08 April 1896

Place of Birth:

Shanghai, China

Died:

17 August 1951

Place of Death:

Peking, China

Antonio Riva was wounded in action on 12 November 1915 and 30 June 1916. In 1951, he was executed in Peking by Chairman Mao's government for "counter-revolutionary activities."

Opponents

#1	Julius Kowalczik

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	24 Aug 1917		71^a	Nieuport 11	Albatros D.III (53.33) ¹	Forte Luserna
2	26 Dec 1917		78^a	Hanriot HD.1	DFW C (G128)	Signoressa
3	26 Dec 1917	0920	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	DFW C ²	Camalo
4	27 Jan 1918		78^a	Hanriot HD.1	EA ³	San Marino, near Gallio/Cismon
u/c	01 May 1918		78^a	Hanriot HD.1	EA ⁴	Cimadolmo
5	15 Jun 1918	1000	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I ⁵	Montello/Nervesa
u/c	16 Jun 1918	1030	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I ⁶	Malborghetto/Fontigo
u/c	16 Jun 1918		78^a	Hanriot HD.1	EA	Pilonetto
u/c	12 Aug 1918		78^a	Hanriot HD.1	DFW C ⁷	San Lucia di Piave
u/c	06 Oct 1918	1550	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	DFW C ⁷	Susegana
u/c	06 Oct 1918	1550	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	Albatros D.V	Susegana
6	27 Oct 1918	1620	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	Two-seater ⁸	Pieve di Soligo
u/c	28 Oct 1918		78^a	Hanriot HD.1	LVG	Pederobba/Grave di Papadopoli
7	29 Oct 1918	0729	78^a	Hanriot HD.1	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (369.175) ⁸	Oderzo

1	Shared with Antonio Amantea and Tola
2	Shared with Silvio Scaroni, Lt Arthur Jarvis, Lt Mulholland, Lt Frayne
3	Shared with Guglielmo Fornagiari
4	Shared with Cosimo Rennella
5	Shared with Amedeo Mecozzi
6	Shared with Mario Fucini and Venier
7	Shared with Amedeo Mecozzi and Gandini
8	Shared with Morfino

Books

Above the War Fronts: by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997)