Air Battle on Istrana

Battle on Istrana
	Part of the Italian front of World War I
	; A German DFW-C.V shot down near Musano
Date	25–26 December 1917
Location	Istrana
Result	Italian and UK victory Austro-Hungarian-German defeat
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy; British Empire Canada; ;	Austria-Hungary; Germany
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Known List: Georg Est † ; Franz Hertling † ; Lt. Kessler (POW) ; Lt. Edehbole † ; Karl Uecker † ; Heinrich Pfeiffer † ; Pallasch (POW) ; Pohlmann (POW) ; Schlamm (POW) ;
Units involved
Royal Italian Air Force; British Royal Air Force	Luftstreitkräfte; K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen
Strength
Total: 18 aircraft Italian Air Force:; 15 Hanriot-HD.1s British Air Force:; 3 Sopwith Camels	Total: 40 aircraft German Air Force:; 25 DFW-C.Vs and some AEG-G.IVs Austro-Hungarian Air Force:; 15 Albatros-D.IIIs and Albatros-D.Vs
Casualties and losses
70th Squadron:; 4 pilots KIA, 5 Hanriot-HD.1s and 2 Hangars damaged; 82nd Squadron:; 2 Hanriot-HD.1s destroyed and damaged	15 pilots KIA; 10 DFW-CVs and 1 AEG-G.IV shot down

The Air Battle on Istrana was an air battle that took place in the sky over the town of Istrana on 26 December 1917, as part of the First World War. It was the most important air battle on the Italian front.