Antonio Chiri

Sergente Maggiore Antonio Chiri was a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed and seven unconfirmed aerial victories.

[2] On 19 March 1917, Chiri shot down an Austro-Hungarian Hansa-Brandenburg C.1 over Gallio Bassano for his first aerial victory; the feat earned him a Silver Medal for Military Valor.

On 26 August 1917, he shot down his second enemy aircraft, over Loque, and was given his second in the field award of the Silver Medal for Military Valor.

These claims were shared with several other Italian aces, such as Marziale Cerutti, Gastone Novelli, Mario Fucini, Cosimo Rennella, and Cesare Magistrini.

[2] Shortly after war's end, on 21 December 1918, Chiri suffered a flying accident that resulted in his being invalided from military service.