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Originally Posted by Don Boose
Hi Dan -
1. Beautiful Dolphin. For some reason, this has always been one of my favorite WWI aircraft.
2. You MUST do the Balilla with the Lion of St Mark banner on the side of the fuselage. Please.
Don
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Don,
Two specimens of A1 Balilla, destined for the aces Natale Palli and Antonio Locatelli, were decorated directly by Ansaldo with the emblem of Genoa-
The emblem depicts Saint George while killing the dragon.
https://gavs-torino.com/2015/04/07/ansaldo-a-1-balilla/
Both planes survived the Great War.
The sn.16553 of Locatelli has been restored and exhibited in Turin.
The sn.16552 of Palli is being restored in Trento at the Caproni Museum.
Regards, matt77