Tribute to Maggiore Francesco Baracca by Ivan Berryman. (B) PER285DHM6110B. Tribute to Maggiore Francesco Baracca by Ivan Berryman. Francesco Baracca was Italy's highest scoring ace in World War 1, his victory tally being an impressive 34 at the time of his death. His Spad S. VII carried his personal emblem, the Prancing Horse, a tribute to his days in the cavalry. Upon his death in this aircraft on 19th June 1918, Baracca's mother donated the emblem to Enzo Ferrari whose cars still carry this badge the world over.
French Ace Pierre Dufaur de Gavardie claimed a total of six victories - four aircraft and two observation balloons between March and November 1916
his score continued to climb and he was finally credited with 14 victories and another 14 shared with another dozen or so claimed damaged or probably destroyed
Limited edition of 125 artist proofs
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Jurgen Oesten Knights Cross signature edition of 50 prints
Private Robert Jones
Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm)
Having observed the 8th Air Forces operations at first hand
5 inches (70cm x 44cm)
Naik Darwan Singh Negi
Signed by Unteroffizier Dr Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann
observes aircraft with his younger brother Lothar at a German aerodrome during the first world war