Military aviation was not officially established in Ecuador until 27 October 1920. However, one of its aviation pioneers was an Ecuadorian of Italian heritage and served in Italian aviation in the Corpo Aeronautico Militare during World War I and became a flying ace:[1]
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Cosimo Rennella–7 confirmed aerial victories[2]
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- Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America. Dan Hagedorn. University Press of Florida, 2008. ISBN 0-8130-3249-0, ISBN 978-0-8130-3249-8.
- ↑ Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America. p. 63–64; 163; 169.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/italy/rennella.php Retrieved on 16 May 2011.
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