Re: WW1 Italian pilot ace's prancing horse

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Further quoting from issue 51, Cavallino:

". . . He started his military career not as an aviator, but with the 
cavalry, as he enrolled in the Scuola Militare in Modena at the age of 
19.  He later joined the 20th Reggimento Piedmonte Reale Cavalry Unit. 
There are numerous stories and legends of where the Cavallino Rampante came 
from, but a first hint of truth is seen in an excellent picture of Baracca 
around 1910/1911 with the Cavallino symbol on the flag of his Piedmontese 
Regimental Cavalry Unit."

Perhaps another possibility?

Regards,

Dean
'74 Spider Veloce
Lutz, FL

At 07:02 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:09:00 EDT
>From: Carscribe@domain.elided
>Subject: Re: WW1 Italian pilot ace's prancing horse
>
>Let's not forget where Francesco got the prancing horse-- It was from a 
>downed German aircraft, where it had been affixed as a reminder of home 
>and hearth; the same prancing horse is the city crest of Stuttgart.

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