Lieutenant Giovanni 'Giannino' Ancillotto (15 November 1896 – 18 October 1924) was an Italian World War I flying ace credited with 11 confirmed aerial victories.

Having survived the war as a Tenente with one Gold and three Silver awards of the Medal for Military Valor, Ancillotto flew a civil aircraft nonstop from Rome to Warsaw on 11 September 1919.

Ancillotto scored his first four aerial victories with this squadron in late October and early November 1917, sharing his first with Alvaro Leonardi.

On 5 December, he so aggressively pressed home his attack on a third balloon that he returned to base with swathes of its envelope basted to his severely damaged aircraft.

[1] His dashing courage with the balloons earned him a rare Gold award of the Medal for Military Valor, granted in March 1918.

He remained in the rear area until 27 October 1918, when he managed to wangle his way back into combat for the war's final offensive, the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.

"Giannino" Ancillotto ended World War I as a Tenente honored with a Gold and three Silver awards of the Medal for Military Valor.

[2] On 11 September 1919, Ancillotto made a six-hour, nonstop civil flight from Rome to Warsaw, where Poland's Prime Minister, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, greeted him personally upon his arrival.

Ultimately, the flight resulted in Italy selling 75 Ansaldo biplanes to the Polish Air Force.