Avet transferred to aviation in early 1916; he made his first flight in a Blériot on 25 May 1916.
On 17 April 1918, Bocchese, Leopoldo Eleuteri, Flaminio Avet, and Alessandro Resch were credited with downing a two-seater and two fighter planes over Valdobbiadene for Bocchese's first three victories.