Tenente Colonnello Giorgio Michetti (May 29, 1888 - February 4, 1966) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
The younger Michetti was raised in a bohemian household on the Adriatic seafront; he grew up in a progressive atmosphere, knowing Gabriele d'Annunzio.
Ten years later, he was recalled to military service when Italy entered World War I.
It was probably during this era that Michetti played one of the practical jokes for which he was noted; he bombed the Austro-Hungarians with a bag full of rats.
[3] On 1 February 1919, an Italian military intelligence committee released its evaluation of World War I aerial victory claims.
Michetti was deemed to have downed five enemy planes in combination with other pilots; however, other claims he had filed were awarded as sole victories to Romolo Ticconi and Silvio Scaroni.
On 20 June 1919, Michetti flew an attention-grabbing round trip flight between Buenos Aires and Montevideo in 3 hours 5 minutes.