Silvio Scaroni

Name:

Silvio Scaroni

Country:

Italy

Rank:

Tenente

Units:

4^a, 43^a, 44^a, 76^a, 86^a

Victories:

Born:

12 May 1893

Place of Birth:

Brescia, Italy

Died:

16 February 1977

Place of Death:

Milan, Italy

A corporal in the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Silvio Scaroni entered the Italian Air Service in March 1915. After training on Blériots and Caudrons, he joined the 4^aSquadriglia as a reconnaissance pilot in September 1915. Promoted to First Lieutenant, he was reassigned to the 43^aSquadriglia in January 1917. Later that year, he served briefly with the 86^aSquadriglia before becoming a pursuit pilot with the 76^aSquadriglia. Flying the Nieuport 17, Scaroni scored his first confirmed victory on 14 November 1917, shooting down an enemy two-seater near Colbertaldo. Re-equipped with the Hanriot HD.1, he scored three victories at the battle of Istrana on 26 December 1917 and soon became the highest scoring ace in his squadron. Wounded in action at Monte Tomatico, Scaroni scored his final victory on 12 July 1918, bringing down an Albatros D.III.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
u/c	03 Nov 1917		76^a		EA	Ponti della Priula
1	14 Nov 1917		76^a		Two-seater	Colbertaldo
2	18 Nov 1917		76^a		Scout	San Donà
3	19 Nov 1917	a.m.	76^a		Albatros D.III	Vidor
4	05 Dec 1917	p.m.	76^a		Two-seater	Onigo
5	10 Dec 1917		76^a		Two-seater	Noventa di Piave
6	19 Dec 1917		76^a		Two-seater	Conegliano
7	26 Dec 1917	0900	76^a		EA	Musano
8	26 Dec 1917	0920	76^a		DFW C.V	Camalo
9	26 Dec 1917	1235	76^a		AEG G.IV	Montebelluna
u/c	12 Jan 1918		76^a		Hansa-Brandenburg D.I	Val Stizzone
10	14 Jan 1918	1100	76^a		Hansa-Brandenburg D.I	Busa Melagon
11	28 Jan 1918		76^a		DFW C.V	Biadene
12	01 Feb 1918		76^a		Two-seater	Vidor/Col S. Martino
13	11 Feb 1918		76^a		Scout	Cismon
14	11 Feb 1918		76^a		Scout	Fontana Secca
15	18 Feb 1918	a.m.	76^a		Two-seater	Possagno
16	21 Mar 1918	a.m.	76^a		Albatros D.III	Cascina Zocchi
u/c	03 Apr 1918		76^a		Balloon	Premaor
17	22 May 1918		76^a		Two-seater	Uson
18	08 Jun 1918	0600	76^a		Two-seater	M. Cismon
19	15 Jun 1918	0620	76^a		EA	Montello
20	21 Jun 1918	p.m.	76^a		Scout	Mandre
21	24 Jun 1918	1200	76^a		Two-seater	Possagno/Paverion
22	25 Jun 1918	1030	76^a		Scout	Moreno di Piave
23	25 Jun 1918	1030	76^a		Albatros D.III	Moreno di Piave
24	07 Jul 1918	0900	76^a		Hansa-Brandenburg C.I	Cima Eckar
u/c	07 Jul 1918		76^a		Hansa-Brandenburg C.I	Valbella
25	07 Jul 1918	0900	76^a		Albatros D.III	Valbella
u/c	07 Jul 1918	0900	76^a		Phönix D.I	Casoni
26	12 Jul 1918	0810	76^a		Albatros D.III	Monte Tomatico
u/c	12 Jul 1918	0810	76^a		Phönix D.I	Monte Tomatico

Books

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

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