212:. His last victory was shared with 2 other pilots (Eleuteri and Bocchese). Though the guns of all three pilots were jammed, "they forced with their presence alone an Austrian airman to give himself up and land at Arcade". A black cross from this aircraft was later souvenired and framed by Avet, which presently survives today.
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to aviation, he trained as a pilot. He began his aerial combat career on 27 November 1918, and would stake a dozen victory claims, eight of which would be verified. He ended the war having won the Silver
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commander in June and July 1918. During the latter part of the war, from May to
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on 25 May 1916. On 9 September 1916, he was granted his pilot's wings; on 15 November, he gained his military pilot's brevet. On 1 January 1917, he qualified on
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confirmed eight of Avet's victories. Avet returned to Nice, France, where he died on 21 August 1928.
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for a fortnight. He staked his first victory claim while serving in this squadron.
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three times. He returned to Nice postwar, and died there on 21 August 1928.
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Avet transferred to aviation in early 1916; he made his first flight in a
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Victory shared with
Alessandro Resch, Aldo Bocchese, Leopoldo Eleuteri
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Flaminio Avet ended the war having thrice been awarded the Silver
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credited with eight aerial victories. Although born in
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