Cesare Magistrini

Name:

Cesare Magistrini

Country:

Italy

Rank:

Sergente

Units:

2^a, 78^a, 91^a

Victories:

Born:

26 January 1895

Place of Birth:

Maggiora

Died:

26 October 1958

Place of Death:

Maggiora

After serving briefly with 2^a Squadriglia Parasol, Cesare Magistrini was posted to 78^a Squadriglia in August 1916. During 1917, he was promoted to sargente and was awarded his first Silver Medal after he was badly wounded in a dogfight over the Podgora. In November he was reassigned to 91^a Squadriglia and in December he received a second Silver Medal for 20 combats in the air and downing 4 enemy aircraft. When the war ended, Magistrini worked as a commercial pilot for Transadriatica, SAM, and Ala Littoria airlines. He received a knighthood in the Order of the Italian Crown and during World War II, Magistrini served with the Servizi Aerei Speciali. After World War II, he was pilot to the King of Yemen before being employed by SAIDE Egyptian Airlines. During his life he completed 22,000 hours of flying, having flown more than two million kilometers.

Opponents

#5	Franz Gräser

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	17 Jun 1917	0725	78^a		Albatros (FTL)	Luserna/Val d'Assa
u/c	18 Jul 1917	0655	78^a		Two-seater	Asiago
u/c	16 Oct 1917		78^a		EA	Monte Nero
2	23 Nov 1917		91^a		Two-seater ¹	Cornuda
3	30 Nov 1917		91^a		Two-seater ²	Moriago/Vidor
4	07 Dec 1917		91^a		Hansa-Brandenburg C.I ³	San Pietro di Nove
u/c	11 May 1918	1015	91^a		Two-seater ⁴	N of Quero
5	17 May 1918	1015	91^a		Albatros (153.221) ⁵	Pero
6	12 Jul 1918	0815	91^a		Scout	Monte Santo
u/c	23 Aug 1918		91^a		Albatros C	Oderzo

1	Shared with Bartolomeo Costantini
2	Shared with Gastone Novelli and Ferruccio Ranza
3	Shared with Ferruccio Ranza
4	Shared but unconfirmed
5	Shared with Guido Nardini and Gastone Novelli

Books

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