Maggiore Francesco Baracca - Spad S.VII by Ivan Berryman. (GL) CAT16 later serving in Korea flying

later serving in Korea flying RF-80 Shooting Stars and retiring in 1965

Helen was the wife of Rob Roy MacGregor

This was to be the last haven for the Graf Spee which was later scuttled at the harbour mouth

as such it was relatively heavily armoured and was armed with a low velocity 37mm gun

Maggiore Francesco Baracca - Spad S.VII by Ivan Berryman. (GL) CAT16 later serving in Korea flyingDHM1576GL. Maggiore Francesco Baracca Spad S. VII by Ivan Berryman. Credited with an impressive 34 victories, Francesco Baracca was Italys highest scoring ace in WW1 and is shown here in his distinctive Spad S. VII which carried his personal emblem, the Prancing Horse, that paid homage to his cavalry days. Upon his death in this aircraft on 19th June 1918, Baraccas mother donated the emblem to Enzo Ferrari whose cars still carry this badge the world