{"id":442,"date":"2014-09-25T09:42:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T09:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/?p=442"},"modified":"2014-09-29T12:57:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T12:57:52","slug":"ho-parlato-lungo-col-pilota-austriaco-stringendogli-la-mano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/09\/25\/ho-parlato-lungo-col-pilota-austriaco-stringendogli-la-mano\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ho parlato a lungo col pilota austriaco, stringendogli la mano&#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cba.fro.at\/269767\/embed?&#038;title=false&#038;socialmedia=true&#038;subscribe=true&#038;series_link=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none; width:100%; height:250;\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Stimmen aus den Sch\u00fctzengr\u00e4ben #13 we deal once more with <strong>aerial warfare<\/strong>. The first document is an interesting letter written by Major <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesco_Baracca\"><strong>Francesco Baracca<\/strong><\/a> on the 8th April 1916. Baracca was Italy&#8217;s top flying ace of WWI, with 34 confirmed victory. He was <strong>extremely popular<\/strong> during his lifetime, and became a legend after he was killed in action: it is said that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enzo_Ferrari\"><strong>Enzo Ferrari<\/strong><\/a>, founder of the luxury car manufacturer, took the &#8220;<strong>prancing horse<\/strong>&#8221; from Baracca&#8217;s own emblem.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Baracca gives a very detailed account of his <strong>victory over an Austrian plane<\/strong>. The duel took place on the <strong>7th April 1916<\/strong> above the Isonzo front (see episodes <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/09\/17\/je-vous-dirai-que-malgre-mon-masque-jen-avais-trop-respire\/\">#12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/09\/09\/bishop-said-ways-god-strange\/\">#11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/07\/29\/204\/\">#5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/07\/23\/wenn-ich-stellung-bin-schickt-bitte-noch-etwas-zucker-lichter-tabletten\/\">#4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/06\/30\/1914-1918-kriegsberichte-aus-erster-hand\/\">#1<\/a>), not far from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medea,_Friuli-Venezia_Giulia\">Medea<\/a>. Baracca managed to dodge the machine gun bursts fired by the Austrian observer and reach a <strong>blind spot<\/strong> under the enemy&#8217;s tail, from which he could critically hit his opponent. The Austrian plane dived towards the ground and <strong>landed on a field<\/strong>, where it was immediately surrounded by a huge crowd. It was customary for the pilots who landed behind enemy lines to <strong>set their plane on fire<\/strong> to avoid its capture, but that time it wasn&#8217;s possible because of the wounded observer. <strong>Baracca writes:<\/strong> &#8220;The &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aviatik\">Aviatik<\/a>&#8221; landed almost undamaged. It is beautiful, with a 200 HP engine, a good Austrian mashinegun (&#8230;) it&#8217;s one of the latest aircrafts, improved, for scouting and fighting. It can reach 145 Km\/h (&#8230;). Near the jump seat the plane was all covered in gore, it gave a sad impression of war&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-452\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/800px-FBaracca_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/800px-FBaracca_1.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Baracca (Wikipedia)\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/800px-FBaracca_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/800px-FBaracca_1-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesco Baracca (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The letter is permeated by those <strong>contraddictory feelings<\/strong> towards war. On the one hand, the fascination for aircrafts, the excitement of flying, the thrill of victory (&#8220;I followed him down, screaming of joy&#8221;). On the other hand, sadder feelings as well as respect and compassion for the defeated (&#8220;<strong>I spoke for a long time with the pilot<\/strong>, shaking his hand and conforting him, because he was very dispirited&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian pilot, a 24 year Viennese, was almost unharmed, but the observer was severely wounded. <strong>Baracca<\/strong> was shot down <strong>two years later<\/strong>, on the 19th of June 1918. The exact circumstances of his death are still to be clarified. Some passages of his letters are available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museobaracca.it\/Francesco-Baracca\/Il-mito-di-Baracca\">http:\/\/www.museobaracca.it\/Francesco-Baracca\/Il-mito-di-Baracca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-454\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/787px-Angriff_auf_feindlichen_Fesselballon_1918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/787px-Angriff_auf_feindlichen_Fesselballon_1918.jpg\" alt=\"German plane destroying an enemy balloon (Wikipedia)\" width=\"740\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/787px-Angriff_auf_feindlichen_Fesselballon_1918.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/787px-Angriff_auf_feindlichen_Fesselballon_1918-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">German plane destroying an enemy balloon (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second document is a letter from German soldier <strong>Johann G\u00f6rtemaker<\/strong> (see episodes <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/07\/29\/204\/\">#5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/09\/17\/je-vous-dirai-que-malgre-mon-masque-jen-avais-trop-respire\/\">#12<\/a>), in which he tells the destruction of a German <strong>tethered balloon<\/strong>. The observer could survive thanks to his <strong>parachute<\/strong>: a similar occurrence is related by French officer Emile Dupond in episode <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/07\/16\/cetait-le-fameux-richthofen-un-de-laviation-allemande\/\">#3<\/a>. The letters of Johann G\u00f6rtemaker are available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europeana1914-1918.eu\/de\/contributions\/462\">http:\/\/www.europeana1914-1918.eu\/de\/contributions\/462<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-455\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/Photography_Q27506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/Photography_Q27506.jpg\" alt=\"Photography_Q27506\" width=\"531\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/Photography_Q27506.jpg 531w, https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/files\/2014\/09\/Photography_Q27506-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balloon crew ready to descend by parachute (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The last document of the week is an original audio interview with French officer <strong>Emile Dupond<\/strong> (see <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.radiofabrik.at\/stimmen\/2014\/07\/16\/cetait-le-fameux-richthofen-un-de-laviation-allemande\/\">episode #3<\/a>), who was assigned to a tethered balloon company. He remembers some interesting events which took place in<strong> April 1917<\/strong>, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemin_des_Dames\">Chemin des Dames<\/a>. Despite the weather conditions, his company was ordered to follow the advancing French infantry and observe the field. After a few kilometes the infantry couldn&#8217;t advance anymore, and the officers ordered to bring the balloon down. It was then<strong> dragged for a few kilometers<\/strong> by 150 men, who were struggling against wind and rain. The officers were afraid that<strong> the men could loose the grip<\/strong> on the ropes and abandon the balloon, so they asked a non-commissioned officer to remain in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/gondola\">gondola<\/a>. They told the soldiers: &#8220;<strong>if you let go the ropes, your fellow is lost!<\/strong>&#8220;. Eventually, everything worked out fine, but it was an ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>The recording has been cut, cleaned and edited to improve the sound quality. The <strong>full tape<\/strong> in its original condition is available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/portal\/record\/2020601\/attachments_120906_10243_120906_original_120906_mp3.html?\">http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/portal\/record\/2020601\/attachments_120906_10243_120906_original_120906_mp3.html?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>-Credits-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Editing:\u00a0Larissa Sch\u00fctz , Matteo Coletta.<br \/>\nCommentary: Peter Welzesberger<\/p>\n<p>Voices in this episode: Hannes Hochwasser als Johann G\u00f6rtemaker, Matteo Coletta as Francesco Baracca, Emile Dupond as himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jingle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music: Gregoire Lourme, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamendo.com\/de\/track\/1063185\/fire-arrows-and-shields\">Fire arrows and shields<\/a>\u201d<br \/>\nConcept: Matteo Coletta<br \/>\nVoices: Hanes Hochwasser, Matteo Coletta, Roman Reischl, L.J. Ounsworth, Norbert K. 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