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 Italian Aces of WW1 - Francesco Baracca
Baracca entered the Scuola Militare at Modena in October of 1907.
Baracca was found holding a pistol in his hand and had a bullet hole in his forehead.
On the ground and in the air, Baracca's aircraft were easily recognized by the distinctive prancing fl horse painted on the fuselage.
www.wwiaviation.com /aces/ace_Francesco_Baracca.html   (254 words)

  
 Francesco Baracca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Count Francesco Baracca, standing by his plane with the famous prancing horse logo, later to become the emblem for the Ferrari car.
Baracca became interested in aviation and learned to fly in France in 1912, leading to assignment as a flight instructor during the early part of WWI.
After Italy's entry on the Allied side, Baracca flew operational missions in a variety of aircraft during 1914.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francesco_Baracca   (307 words)

  
 R.Smg. BARACCA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The submarine Baracca was one of the six boats of the Marconi class.
It was named after Major Francesco Baracca, the world-famous Italian ace shot down over the Italian Alpine front during World War I and whose logo, a prancing horse, was later adopted by the carmaker Ferrari.
On the 4th of February, the Baracca was clearly sighted by a submarine hunter, but taking advantage of the sea fog it dived, eluding the dropping of about 10 depth charges which did not cause any damage.
www.regiamarina.net /subs/submarines/baracca/baracca_us.htm   (1692 words)

  
 First World War.com - Who's Who - Francesco Baracca
Francesco Baracca (1888-1918) was Italy's leading fighter pilot during World War One.
Baracca, who was born on 9 May 1888 in Lugo di Romagna, entered the Scuola Militare at Modena in October 1907.
Having established himself as an accredited ace Baracca painted an image of a prancing horse upon his aircraft: it has been used since 1923 by Ferrari upon its racing cars.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/baracca.htm   (256 words)

  
 Francesco Baracca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In April 1912, Baracca and other cavalry officers were ordered to Reims, France for flight training.
By the time the Kingdom of Italy declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 24 May 1915, Baracca was an experienced pilot and instructor.
On the ground and in the air, Baracca's aircraft were easily recognized by the prancing fl horse painted on the fuselage.
www.theaerodrome.com /aces/italy/baracca.html   (288 words)

  
 Francesco Baracca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Francesco Baracca (born on 9 May 1888) was Italy 's top fighterace of World War I.
The next yearhe converted to Nieuport two-seaters but he came into his own with arrival of the Model XI in 1916.
Eventually he marked his success by adapting a prancing horse emblem which, after the war, became the insigniaof Ferrari race cars.
www.therfcc.org /francesco-baracca-112642.html   (253 words)

  
 Ferrari Literature - Presentation Books
Francesco Baracca, the World War I Ace and His Plane Was to Become the Origin of the Prancing Horse Symbol
Il cavallino era dipinto sulla carlinga del caccia di Francesco Baracca, l'eroico aviatore caduto sul Montello, l'asso degli assi della prima guerra mondiale.
Fu essa a dirmi, un giorno: « Ferrari, metta sulle sue macchine il cavallino rampante del mio figlio.
www.ferrariliterature.com   (291 words)

  
 BGG Thread: Image Comment
The first SPAD XIII arrived the 4th september 1917, got the number S7206 and was taken by the Italian ace of aces Francesco Baracca.
It was used immediately in the fierce combats after the Caporetto retreat, flown in its unpainted canvas color, without even putting on it Baracca's little horse that is now the symbol of 4th Stormo of the Italian Air Force and of the more famous Ferrari car factory.
The one on this drawing is one of the other planes, arriving in the standard 5-colors camouflage scheme from the Bleriot factory (one that licensed the SPAD XIII and produced it for various nations).
www.boardgamegeek.com /article/26155   (545 words)

  
 Cover of the Museum Francesco Baracca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On one side of the fuselage is the personal emblem of Major Francesco Baracca, the
, that was gifted by the mother of Francesco, Countess Paolina Biancoli to Enzo Ferrari and is now famous throughout the world as the coat of arms adopted by his racing team of Maranello.
where the body of Major Baracca lies, inside a magnificent sarcophagus, made from the melted bronze of the Austrian guns of Carso.
www.racine.ra.it /lugo/baracca/inglese.htm   (314 words)

  
 FERRARI ferrari Enzo Ferrari
The horse was painted on the fuselage of the fighter plane flown by Francesco Baracca, a heroic Italian pilot who died on Mount Montello: the Italian ace of aces of the First World War.
In 1923, when I won the first Savio circuit, which was run in Ravenna, I met Count Enrico Baracca, the pilot's father, and subsequently his mother, Countess Paolina.
On February the 18th 1898 Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena.
www.xp-office.de /Ferrari1.htm   (585 words)

  
 Francesco Baracca
Baracca's aircraft could always be recognised by the rearing fl horse that he painted on his fuselage.
While strafing enemy lines on 19th June, 1918 in his Spad S.VII, Baracca was shot down by ground-fire.
Forensic tests were not carried out and so it is not known whether he was killed by an enemy soldier or had committed suicide to avoid being burnt to death in his cockpit.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWbaracca.htm   (271 words)

  
 Nord Florence - The Hotel Nord Florence is located on via Francesco Baracca. Close to the A1 autostrada del Sole and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nord Florence - The Hotel Nord Florence is located on via Francesco Baracca.
Close to the A1 autostrada del Sole and the Firenze-Mare exit; you will be 4 km from the centre of Florence.
The Hotel Nord Florence is located on via Francesco Baracca.
www.nationalhotels.co.uk /uk-hotels-accommodation-176877.html   (268 words)

  
 Baracca P9000 micro air vehicle
Baracca 9000 is proud to present its first MAV (micro air vehicle) P9000.
The company is named after the Italian aviation hero Francesco Baracca and is located in Marranzago, Italy, where it has also a flight facility field.
Founded in late 2004, it has four employees, and is currently in high development and research for commercial and military "micro air vehicles" (MAV) and "unmanned air vehicles" (UAV).
www.alfonsomartone.itb.it /kkceuf.html   (901 words)

  
 LookSmart - Directory - Francesco Baracca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Francesco Baracca - Discover career events and background details of an Italian fighter pilot during World War I. Directory Listings About
Enjoy an Italian museum that houses the SPAD VII that the namesake, Francesco Baracca, flew during World War I. Includes hours of operation, and contact data.
Join the Zeal community and help build the "Francesco Baracca" Directory Category.
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 Ferrari - Car Buy, Car Rent and the Ferrari Legend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1923, when I won the first Savio circuit one day I met Countess Paolina, the Mother of Italy's WWI heroic flying Ace Francesco Baracca.
I still have Baracca's photograph with the dedication by his parents, in which they entrusted the emblem to me. The horse was fl and has remained so; I added the canary yellow background because it is the colour of Modena."
Ferrari car rentals for vacations or business trips are perhaps the newest trend in online car rentals, but the idea of buying a ferrari started in the days when a handshake, not an online purchase, completed a deal.
ferrari0.virtualave.net   (327 words)

  
 The History of Car Company Logos
That's not a prancing horse, it's a dancing donkey - Enzo was hung like one and he liked everyone to know.
In fact, the prancing horse was originally the emblem of Italian WWI flying ace Francesco Baracca, whose parents persuaded Ferrari to adopt the symbol of their late son for his racing Alfas.
Ford's right-hand man, Harold Wills, earned money printing business cards in his teens, so when Henry was looking for a logo in 1903 he dusted off his old John Bull printing set.
gawlowski.com /matt/cars/car_logos.html   (1070 words)

  
 Baracca_16-9-1916
Riportiamo le parole dello stesso Francesco Baracca sull'episodio:
Il Tenente Von Csàby, riportato gravemente ferito dallo stesso Baracca, morira' in seguito alle lesioni riportate.
Nelle sue tasche verra' ritrovata la lettera di una dama, "la Bella Sconosciuta", che lo invitava ad un appuntamento a Villach quella sera.
www.gavs.it /FotodelNonno/Baracca_16_sett_1916.htm   (478 words)

  
 La Grande Guerra: The Italian Front, 1915 -1918 - Notable Aviators
Participating in hundreds of missions, he was the first Austro-Hungarian airman to score a victory at night Led bombing raids against Northern Italy and once engaged Baracca in an indecisive encounter while commander of the Naval air station at Trieste.
Upon the death of Francesco Baracca, Ruffo di Calibria assumed command of 91a Squadriglia but was later relieved by Ferruccio Ranza when he suffered a nervous breakdown.
Returning to duty, he assumed command of 10th Gruppo on 23 October 1918 but less than a week later, he was shot down by artillery fire at Marano near Trieste.
www.worldwar1.com /itafront/ifaviators.htm   (1207 words)

  
 Related Website - Francesco (1989) - Copertina del Museo Francesco Baraca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Francesco (1989) - Copertina del Museo Francesco Baraca
Benvenuti al Museo Francesco Baraca di Lugo di Romagna.
Francesco Potortì - CNUCE - Area della ricerca CNR andndash; Via G. Moruzi...
rotteneggs.com /r/show/se/29405.html   (207 words)

  
 Ferrari - Attualità DeAgostini online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Il 19 giugno del 1918, a pochi giorni da Vittorio Veneto, l'"asso degli assi" dell'aviazione italiana, Francesco Baracca, venne colpito dalla contraerea austriaca sul Montello, durante la battaglia che sarà detta "del Solstizio".
Nel 1923 egli ricevette dalla madre di Baracca, conosciuta in occasione di una corsa automobilistica, l'invito e l'autorizzazione a usare l'emblema del figlio morto in battaglia.
Un destino forse prefigurato nei simboli stessi della Ferrari: il cavallino rampante di Baracca e il rosso fuoco delle vetture.
www.deagostini.it /dea/notizie/articoli/ferrari.html   (865 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Asia
Enzo Ferrari inherited the prancing horse symbol from Italy's World War I ace Francesco Baracca, who shot down 34 enemy planes in his single-seat fighter, firing a machine gun with one hand while controlling his plane with the other.
A former Royal Piedmont Cavalry officer, Baracca had a fl horse painted on his plane.
In 1923, Baracca's parents gave the symbol as a lucky charm to Ferrari, then an Alfa Romeo race-car driver.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=ak3MtEhUV6qs   (633 words)

  
 Ferrari Team History || Ferrari 1 - Unofficial Ferrari F1 News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Enzo claimed that when competing in Ravenna in 1923 Countess Paolina Baracca, the mother of Italy's World War I flying ace Francesco Baracca, asked him to put his son's prancing horse emblem on his car for luck.
However, Brock Yates, who wrote a scathing biography of the Commendatore, says the emblem wasn't Baracca's but belonged to his squadron and was still being used by its post-World War 2 jet squadron successor.
Not only that, but Yates quotes a report that Baracca took the emblem from a German Albatross he shot down, but it was from the coat of arms of the pilot's home city of Stuttgart.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s85/st20914.htm   (5779 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Francesco Baracca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Francesco-Baracca   (507 words)

  
 Italian Language Services & ITA~NZ Target   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is the site of Giuseppe Gallina BSc, a native-speaking Italian who has been living in New Zealand since early 1993.
Giuseppe comes from Lugo di Romagna, a small city not too far from Florence and Venice and where Francesco Baracca, a hero of WWI, was born.
Questo e' il sito di Giuseppe Gallina, un romagnolo di Lugo (citta natale di Francesco Baracca, eroe della Prima Guerra Mondiale) che vive in Nuova Zelanda dal 1993.
www.ils.co.nz   (183 words)

  
 Tulip Inn Mirage Hotel Florence - Rates, Maps, Pictures and Reviews for this hotel in Florence
In Florence, Airport Tulip Inn Mirage can be found at Via Francesco Baracca 231/18.
This pages, as well as all information pages, provides info to Florence hotels such as room pictures and photos, guest reviews of hotels in Florence, and secure online rate reservations search for Hotels Florence.
The Tulip Inn Mirage Hotel located at Via Francesco Baracca 231/18 is part of the directory of Hotels Florence.
florence-hotels.travelape.com /tulip-inn-mirage-hotel-florence.html   (278 words)

  
 Nieuport 11 & 16
Unlike some clear doped finishes, these were not transluscent.
A Macchi-built Nieuport 11 flown from early 1916 by Francesco Baracca, the top Italian ace of WW1.
Italian built Nieuport 11 (originally Ni.1615) captured by the Austro-Hungarians and repaired.
mars.ark.com /~mdf/N_11.html   (793 words)

  
 The Franklin Mint Armour F-104 G / S Lockheed Starfighter Italian Francesco Baracca. Franklin Mint Armour number B11B285   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Franklin Mint Armour F-104 G / S Lockheed Starfighter Italian Francesco Baracca.
Made by The Franklin Mint, this is a 1:48 scale model of the F-104G/S Starfighter, used by Aeronautical Militare Italiana, 4* Storma "Francesco Baracca".
The Starfighter was one of the most important combat aircraft in several European NATO states.
www.trinketstotreasures.com /armour41.htm   (144 words)

  
 Enzo Ferrari - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After serving in the Italian Army, Ferrari became a test and race car driver for Vespa, and then with Alfa Romeo, winning ten races.
The father of Francesco Baracca, one of Italy's aces shot down in World War I, was so affected by Ferrari's performance in the 1923 Savio race that he offered his son's prancing horse emblem to Ferrari as a tribute.
Ferrari was overwhelmed and it has been used ever since.
www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/1994/Enzo_Ferrari_main.htm   (198 words)

  
 Wings of War A game of world war one aces and their planes
Colorful biplanes fight each other in the foggy sky over the front.
Can you manage to shoot down your enemies and become an ace, following in the steps of men such as Manfred von Richthofen, Eddit Rickenbacker, Georges Guynemer and Francesco Baracca?
Each Wings of War set is a complete card game which may be combined with other sets to play larger and richer scenarios.
www.pixelpark.co.nz /war_games/wings_of_war.htm   (214 words)

  
 BGG Thread: Planes & Pilots in Famous Aces
SPAD XIII Maggiore Francesco Baracca 91^ Squadriglia Regio Esercito
One ace skill will be to ignore the green ones.
This reflect the behaviour of people like Silvio Scaroni, second Italian ace after Baracca (the yellow Hanriot on the cover of the second box is its own), who used to pull out every bullet from the strip before taking off, and to throw away all the ones that were no perfect.
www.boardgamegeek.com /article/26697   (1537 words)

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