Guido Masiero
| Guido Masiero | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1895 Padova, Italy |
| Died | November 24, 1942 (aged 47) Milan, Italy |
| Allegiance | Italy |
| Service/branch |
Italian Army Italian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1913 - 1942 |
| Rank | Capitano |
| Unit |
26a Squadriglia 103a Squadriglia 86a Squadriglia 91a Squadriglia 78a Squadriglia 3a Sez SVA Aviazione Legionaria |
| Battles/wars |
World War I Second Italo-Abyssinian War Spanish Civil War |
| Awards | 3 silver and 1 bronze awards of Medal for Military Valor (Italy) Croix de guerre (Belgium) |
Capitano Guido Masiero (24 August 1895 – 24 November 1942) was a World War I flying ace credited with five confirmed and ten unconfirmed aerial victories. He was a prewar lancer who used his civilian engineering expertise to wrangle a transfer to aviation duty.
Guido Masiero was born into a middle-class family in Padova in the Kingdom of Italy on 24 August 1895. He studied engineering before joining the Italian Army's 5th "Novara" Lancers on 4 December 1913. He used his technical knowledge as grounds for a transfer to the Italian Army's air service.
Masiero began aviation schooling on 1 February 1915. On 1 August 1915, he was rated a qualified pilot on the Maurice Farman aircraft. He completed pilot's training and was assigned as a sergente to 7a Squadriglia (later to be redesignated 26a Squadriglia) reaching the front on 15 October 1915. He qualified as a Voisin pilot on 15 November 1915. In December 1915 Masiero began to fly a Voisin for 26a Squadriglia. He flew 58 reconnaissance sorties over the Carso and sometimes returned with battle damage. At some point prior to February 1917, Guido Masiero was commissioned as a sottotenente.
After the squadron was disbanded on 4 March 1917, Masiero was hastily reassigned to 103a Squadriglia at Brindisi. He then transferred to the Nieuport training unit at Malpensa on 14 May 1917. On 29 July 1917, he was promoted to tenente. Next, on 10 September 1917, he was forwarded to the 86a Squadiglia at Ponte San Pietro for further training on the new Ansaldo SVAs. As the SVAs were still under development, Masiero was sent to 91a Squadiglia on 27 October 1917. This was cut short by demands for all pilots to fight in the Battle of Caporetto; Masiero arrived on 2 November 1917 with 78a Squadriglia.
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