Sottotenente Antonio Amantea was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

[2] On 2 August 1917, he scored his first confirmed victory, although he had to break off his attack because of a bum magneto and sputtering engine and crashland his own plane.

By the time he ended his triumphant string on 3 May 1918,[2] he had posted nine victory claims[1] to have five confirmed under the stringent rules used by the Italians.

Although his airmen were few and poorly armed, General Amantea organized the defence of the airfield against the Germans forcing them to leave the area, being able then to give the undamaged base to the Allied troops.

[2] By the time of his death on 13 July 1983 in Lecce, he was the last surviving Italian ace from World War I.