Tenente Gastone Novelli was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
13 Facts About Gastone Novelli
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Gastone Novelli was born on 13 June 1895 in Ancona, Kingdom of Italy.
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Gastone Novelli was the son of an Italian Army General.
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Gastone Novelli then had a brief assignment as a reconnaissance scout for the 43rd Artillery Regiment.
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Gastone Novelli was posted to a reconnaissance squadron, 30a Squadriglia, and flew combat for them from 12 August 1916 until 20 January 1917.
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Gastone Novelli earned a Silver Medal for Military Valor for his feats.
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Gastone Novelli was promoted to Tenente, with a provisional posting to the 5th "Novara" Lancers Regiment.
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Gastone Novelli joined 81a Squadriglia and began conversion training to Nieuport fighter planes.
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Gastone Novelli claimed an aerial victory during this time, on 15 April 1917, but it was unconfirmed.
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Gastone Novelli scored five more confirmed victories, all shared, with such fellow Italian aces as Francesco Baracca, Cesare Magistrini, Ferruccio Ranza, Guido Nardini, Pier Ruggero Piccio, and Amedeo Mecozzi.
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Gastone Novelli was awarded a third Silver Medal for Military Valor at war's end.
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Gastone Novelli had won a War Merit Cross and Serbian Golden Merit Medal.
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Gastone Novelli died in a takeoff accident at Padova on 3 July 1919.