ad ▁VII s , ▁which ▁it ▁emb la zon ed ▁with ▁the ▁squad ron ▁symbol ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁in ▁a ▁white ▁circle . ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁northern ▁front ier ▁fighting ▁at ▁Cap or etto . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁that ▁Italian ▁defeat , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁rapidly ▁three ▁times . ▁After ▁coming ▁to ▁rest ▁at ▁Mar con , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁attached ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 3 o ▁Gru ppo . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁records ▁have ▁van ished , ▁details ▁of ▁its ▁later ▁w art ime ▁service ▁are ▁scar ce ; ▁one ▁known ▁notable ▁fe at ▁was ▁Italy ' s ▁first ▁night ▁f ighter ▁victory ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁scored ▁by ▁Giovanni ▁An c ill otto . ▁However , ▁when ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁did ▁end , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁had ▁flow n ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁combat ▁sort ies , ▁engaged ▁its ▁aer ial ▁enemies ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁times , ▁and ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁vict ories . ▁Four ▁of ▁its ▁pil ots ▁had ▁become ▁a ces ▁while ▁within ▁its ▁ranks . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁ ▁Pier ▁R ug ger o ▁Pic cio : ▁ca ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁- ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁E tt ore ▁Cro ce : ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁