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Francesco Baracca
« on: April 01, 2007, 08:31:26 AM »
Did any have an images of his Spad XIII fighter?

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2007, 09:14:29 AM »
Here's some my friend

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2007, 11:14:31 AM »
Nice shoot of the sample restored in the USA. Good for details :) In this moment I work this model with Baracca markings :))

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2007, 03:18:42 PM »
I found some photo about baracca spad VII and is Nieuport-Macchi 11 and the color profile of his SpadXIII
« Last Edit: April 01, 2007, 05:02:07 PM by santynus »

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2007, 07:21:07 PM »
I check on my osprey books and I found another color profile about Baracca's SpadXIII...
I think this profile it's more correct than other one :-think :-wave
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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2007, 10:49:56 PM »
Yes for sure that lower profile is more correct. But Ochre spot on the fuselage is not know for me. By the way- is the top image of tha Baracca in front of Spad XIII from archive SMA?

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 09:56:35 AM »
sorry friend I don't know if came from archive SMA, I fond that images on one web site long time ago...  :(

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2007, 01:09:06 PM »
No problem and no need to be sorry.... just ask for possible further research :)

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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2007, 09:06:32 PM »
Hello

Sorry but the first Spad XIII (with star) is the plane of Lt Jacques Michael Swaab of 22 nd Aero (USA squadron)
and the second (with hat on ring) the eddie rickenbacker'one (ace of aceĀ  american' ww1 fighters)
Baracca's Spad were well recognized by his galoped horse-This personal insignia was given by his widowed woman to.....Enzo Ferrari
who adopted this horse as personal insignia since that time

Cheers
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Re: Francesco Baracca
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2007, 04:59:40 AM »
 :-wise

This famous flier was brought down by an Austrian flier.  I can't remember his name.  Any help out there?

I have read where the Hispano Suiza engine was a very unreliable one.  Americans in particular seemed to have a great deal of problems with it.
Leo