RED BARON STYLE Jonathan Collection WWI dogfight
RED BARON STYLE Jonathan Collection WWI dogfight
PHOTOS Roberta Di Grande Luciano Pontolillo
GRAPHIC DESIGN Luciano Pontolillo
TEXT PROVIDED BY Warbirds News (www.warbirdsnews.com)
RED BARON STYLE Jonathan Collection WWI dogfight
We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province of
even celebrate it, like the British do, Zarnardo took a page from the
Treviso, in the northeast of Italy, at the private airstrip that the Jonathan
Duxford Air Show and American reenactment events and staged a
Collection Foundation calls home. The foundation, founded and run by
WWI re-enactment last month, replete with re-enactors in period
famed aviator Giancarlo Zanardo is tasked with educating the public of
military garb, smoke effects, gunshots and a pyrotechnics along with
Italy about their country’s long and storied history in aviation, of which
flying examples of WWI aircraft. The effect, particularly at this
many are ignorant.
historic battlefield setting and with the Group’s authentic restored
The collection has an impressive assortment of WWI-era aircraft and its
WWI Bessoneau Type H Hangar within the frame was quite
airstrip and period WWI hanger is situated near Nervesa della Battaglia,
compelling and we felt as though we had stepped back in time.
at the foot of Montello Hill which is especially appropriate as the site was
Ignoring for the moment the large crowd of spectators that had
part of the battle lines during the Great War’s 1918 Battle of the Piave
come from the surrounding regions, there were quite a few well-
River, when a massive Austro-Hungarian offensive was driven back by
outfitted re-enactors dressed as armed soldiers, red cross personal
the Italians and Allied forces.
and fighter pilots that really brought the scene from this earlier era
Hoping to create a culture Italy that is aware of their history and might
to life.
RED BARON STYLE
STAFF Re-enactors in period military garb, smoke effects, gunshots and pyrotechnics provided by Associazione Ricercatori Storico Aeronautica DOGFIGHT - Thiene (VI)
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The video of the Red Baron battling the Flying Moths taken on the day on which we’re reporting is available on YouTube: http://youtu.be/8vCJBWpbTPM
The report of the reenactment is available on Warbird News website: http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbird-news/jonathan-collection-brings-wwi-reenactment-italy.html
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