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Cosimo Rennella
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<p>Lieutenant Colonel Cosimo Rennella Barbatto (1890–1937) was an <a href="/facts/Ecuador/Tdv7czY4">Ecuadorian</a> <a href="/facts/World_War_I_flying_ace/b8rDwEdQ">World War I flying ace</a> of Italian birth. He was credited with seven confirmed aerial victories flying for Italian aviation during the war; however, his pioneering civil aviation activities both before and immediately following the war were probably even more important than his martial career. </p>