NANNINI'S COMPANIONS ITALY - 1915-1917

RENATO DONATI Donati established a world altitude record in 1934 in his Caproni 113 A.Q. Description courtesy of Paolo Variale, Courtesy of Dario Silva Photo from collection of Juan Manuel Quesada Fernandez, 9-11-05

 

FLAVIO TOELLO BARACCHINI      El Hanriot 515 con la insignia de los 4 ases, era el avión y piloto Flavio Toello Baracchini, un "as" italiano de los aeroplanos de caza con 21 victorias que estuvo por un tiempo con Nannini en la 76 escuadrilla y que juntamente con Nannini y Silvio Scaroni derribaron un globo de observación.      Flavio Toello Baracchini, an Italian ace with 21 victories and his Hanriot 515 with the insignia of four aces. He was with Nannini in the 76 squadron for a time and together with Nannini and Silvio Scaroni, destroyed an observation balloon. Description courtesy of Paolo Variale, Courtesy of Dario Silva Photo from collection of Juan Manuel Quesada Fernandez, 9-11-05

 

Postcard sent to Dante Nannini by his friend Federico Baldeschi Explanation & translation courtesy of Domenico Marini, 7-28-06

Italian Text: Ti giungan sempre Graditi i miel augurid'ogni bene F. Baldeschi Z. Guerra 14 X -18

Translation: My best wishes of every happiness are pleasantly coming to you F. Baldeschi War zone 14 october 1918

Back of post-card This is a very interesting document because Baldeschi Federico was sending his post-card to Dante Nannini from a war zone and nobody was allowed to send letters from the war zone without the naked eye of the authorizing officer and in fact the officer after reading the text he stamped on the card a bleu stamp granting a certificate that in reality the text was actually written by the person sending the card i.e. by Baldeschi Federico and this obviously for safety purposes. Unfortunately the paper of the postal stamp covered the number indicating the position of the flame-thrower department in the war zone from where F.Baldeschi sent his post card to his friend Nannini Dante a pilot lieutenant flying for the 3° section S.V.A. located in a secret and unknown war zone "Zona Guerra" Italian text: Zona guerra 14 X-18 2° SEZIONE AUTONOMA SPECIALE LANCIAFIAMME DA POSIZIONE ? Spedisce Baldeschi Federico Affettuosi infiniti saluti e auguri tuo affezionatissimo F.Baldeschi Translation: War zone 14 october 1918 2° SPECIAL AUTONOMOUS DEPARTEMENT FLAME-THROWER FROM POSITION ? Forwarder Baldeschi Federico Warm hearted and infinitely healthful wishes and regards yours faithfully F. Baldeschi

 

The front and the back with dedication from another companion of Nannini. El frente y el dorso con dedicatoria de otro compañero de Nannini.

 

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