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Re: [Healeys] Trivia Question (NON-HEALEY)

To: tr3driver@ca.rr.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Trivia Question (NON-HEALEY)
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:33:08 -0700
Bob Spidell wrote:
> Correct (forgot how easy it is to find things on the 'net ;).
> 
>  >From AOPA Pilot, March 2009:
> 
> "... Baracca's aircraft could always be recognized by the rearing black 
> horse that he painted on the fuselage...
> on June 18, 1918 he was shot down and his body found several days later, 
> a bullet hole in his head and a pistol in his hand.  It was suspected 
> that he killed himself rather than die in the crash or be taken 
> prisoner...Ferrari added (the yellow background) because it was symbolic 
> of his birthplace, Modena."
> 
> bs
> 
> 
> Richard Ewald wrote:
>> I knew the answer, but not the details, so Wiki to the rescue
>> "On June 17, 1923, Enzo Ferrari won a race at the Savio 
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savio> track in Ravenna 
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenna> where he met the Countess 
>> Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Baracca 
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Baracca>, an ace of the 
>> Italian air force <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronautica_Militare> 
>> and national hero of World War I 
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I>, who used to paint a horse 
>> on the side of his planes. The Countess asked Enzo to use this horse 
>> on his cars, suggesting that it would bring him good luck."



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