1 6 , ▁it ▁began ▁flying ▁combat ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁would ▁operate ▁until ▁war ' s ▁end . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁squad rons ▁drawn ▁into ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 7 ' s ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cap or etto , ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁after ▁the ▁Italian ▁defeat . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung ari ans ▁su ed ▁for ▁peace , ▁ 7 7 a ▁Squad rig lia ▁could ▁count ▁some ▁ 5 0 ▁aer ial ▁vict ories ▁scored ▁in ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁vict ories . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 7 7 a ▁Squad rig lia ▁of ▁the ▁Cor po ▁Aer onaut ico ▁Milit are ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁La ▁Com ina ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁issued ▁N ieu port ▁ 1 0 ▁two - se aters ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁ 3 o ▁Gru ppo . ▁The ▁new ▁squad ron ▁began ▁flying ▁combat ▁operations ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁After ▁its ▁move ▁to ▁C asc ina ▁F arel lo , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁air field ▁was ▁bom bed , ▁killing ▁two . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁year ▁turned , ▁ 7 7 a ▁Squad rig lia ▁was ▁re - equ ipped ▁with ▁N ieu port ▁ 1 7 ▁single - se at ▁f igh ters . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁it ▁began ▁receiving ▁Sp