Sottotenente Alessandro Resch was an Italian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He is unique among Italian aces of the war because he managed to score an aerial victory while flying a two-seater reconnaissance plane.
Alessandro Resch was the son of a businessman. He was interested in cycling as a youth. When he was conscripted, he went into a cyclist battalion of Bersaglieri. He was promoted to caporale and became a truck driver carrying messages to the front. On 9 June 1916, Resch evacuated a wounded officer in his truck during the fighting for Monfalcone. After a promotion to sergente, Resch requested and received pilot's training as an officer cadet.
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