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sgabbio
10-02-2006, 11:39 AM
why on MP?
http://www.fanshop-online.de/catalog/images/ferrari/SF828.jpg
because it has a military story:
during the WW I, an italian pilot, Francesco Baracca, painted the side of his plane with a black horse, the emblem of his family.
He painted the black horse on every planes he used:
Nieuport 17
http://www.aspeterpan.com/book1/images/n17-Baracca.jpg

Spad VII
http://www.aspeterpan.com/book1/images/Spad%20VII%20Baracca.jpg

Spad XIII
http://www.aspeterpan.com/book1/images/Spad-XXIII-Baracca.jpg

He was the captain of the 91th Squadriglia degli Assi (aces' squadron) and he won 34 battles.
he died during an action against austro-hungarian, hit from the ground in 1918.
In 1924 Enzo Ferrari, met Baracca's Parents and they suggested him to paint the black horse on his car, to remember their son and as symbol of fortune.


Francesco Baracca with his SPAD VII with the black horse on his side
http://www.finn.it/regia/immagini/prima/francesco_baracca_spadvii.jpg

a restored SPAD VII
http://www.fly-net.org/gavs/spadbig.gif

Baracca and others waiting for a mission
http://digilander.iol.it/nonostormo/images/spad.jpg

the components of the 91th squadron
http://www.bibliotelematica.org/immagini/91squadriglia.JPG

one of baracca's first flight in Reims at the flight school (with an "Henriot")
http://www.museobaracca.it/mito/biogr/banner/banner/immagini/image009.jpg

some f 104 of the 91th squadron, still with the black horse
http://digilander.iol.it/nonostormo/images/picche165.jpg

a commemorative f 104
http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/SitoAM/Images/F104-special_color.jpg
Vioman
10-02-2006, 11:44 AM
Interesting story. F104 StarFighters are a great looking jet. Thx for posting.
Andrew116
10-02-2006, 01:35 PM
I love stuff like this, thanks for sharing cause I would have never known this.
speckfire
10-02-2006, 02:42 PM
Thanks Sgabbio.. I learned something new today :)
SiFiOn
10-02-2006, 03:29 PM
And SF in the logo stands for Special Forces right?
No serious now, both letters don't have anything to do with the military history of the stallion I suppose. I can imagine where the F stands for, but where does the S come from?

Edit: title of this thread did ring me a bell, Scudetto Ferrari?
TALOS
10-02-2006, 03:50 PM
very interesting post, thank you, one of the reasons I love this forum so much, the great variety of knowledge that can be gleaned.
scream73
10-02-2006, 05:09 PM
And SF in the logo stands for Special Forces right?
No serious now, both letters don't have anything to do with the military history of the stallion I suppose. I can imagine where the F stands for, but where does the S come from?

Edit: title of this thread did ring me a bell, Scudetto Ferrari?



SF = Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia = stable for horses, racing-car organization for steel horses!!

tnx Sgabbio
sgabbio
10-03-2006, 06:40 AM
thanks to the community :-)

however SF is correct Scuderia Ferrari
Bucaramanga42
10-03-2006, 08:10 AM
SF Stands for "Scuderis Ferrari" or Ferrari Stable, hence the horse...
scream73
10-03-2006, 08:31 AM
SF Stands for "Scuderis Ferrari" or Ferrari Stable, hence the horse...

"scuderis" is not italian language (and not in my english dictionary); here is "Scuderia".

horse was for joking.
Deftoner
10-03-2006, 08:37 AM
Interesting story. F104 StarFighters are a great looking jet. Thx for posting.

Yeah, pity it flies like a brick....
bgregoire
10-03-2006, 09:02 AM
Before the war Baracca was a cavalry officer with the 2° Reggimento Cavalleria 'Piemonte Reale' and when he chose an insigna for its plane he decided to go for something in memory of its old unit. Part of its old unit insigna is a pranking silver horse on red background (this regiment is still in existence)

By the way the horse of Ferari got its tail up while the 'Baraca's horse' got its tail down and originaly Ferari car where to be of only two color red for Ferari owned race car and yellow for the other.

Some other car company were (and some still are) associated with WW1 aviation
in france the Hispano company was as radiator tap (a bit like RR is using a flying lady) using as an insigna the Spa3 stork then the stork became the insigna of the company
Both Mercedes and BMW were in ww1 making aircraft engine and there logo reflect that (Mercedes a 3 bladed propeler and BMW a 2 bladed one in action)
then you have Rolls-Royce that make plane engine for nearly one century
You also have Bleriot thta make money by producing car light
SiFiOn
10-03-2006, 03:16 PM
SF = Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia = stable for horses, racing-car organization for steel horses!!

tnx Sgabbio

Thanks, was almost right though.