Author: Rainbow Kursk
The old animated movie "Porco Rosso" can be said to be the classic memories of many military fans, aviation fans and anime fans, especially those who have reached middle age, looking back at "Porco Rosso" again, you will feel the same emotions as when you watched "Porco Rosso" as a child, especially when you hear the melodious singing of Gina fluttering over the Adriatic Sea, only to find out - at first I don't know the meaning of the song, and then listen to it is already a song!
The film's favorite scene is when the mellow singing voice of Regina in the island bar sounds, and the picture switches to the flowing sunset, and the red seaplane of Poirot Red Poruk slowly flies through the clouds.
We don't see the protagonist, but this picture says it all.
Image: Porco Rosso's Savua S.21 seaplane was actually conceived by Hayao Miyazaki's grandfather for a variety of aircraft.
In addition to Polluk the Porco Rosso, the protagonist of the movie "Porco Rosso" has a real historical figure, who only appears for about 1 minute.
Those who have watched the cartoon "Porco Rosso" must remember the plot of the play:
When Porco Rosso fled from Italy, a red double-pontoon seaplane flew to greet them, and after a greeting between comrades, the pilot guided Porco Rosso to avoid the interception of the Italian Air Force.
The little girl Fior asked him who he was, and Porco Rosso said deeply, "Ferrarin, a former comrade-in-arms." ”
Photo: Monument to Italian Air Force pilot Ferrarin, who appeared in Miyazaki's animated cartoon Porco Rosso.
In the Italian Air Force Museum, there is a monument to a pilot, who is wearing a one-piece flight suit, wearing a flight cap, looking up at the sky, it is the famous Italian pilot Captain Arturo Ferrarin.
As an excellent pilot, Ferrarin represented Italy in the Schneider Cup seaplane competition, flying the double-floating Macchi M.39 red seaplane that appeared in "Porco Rosso".
In 1926, the Italian team, led by the famous pilot Colonel Mario de Bernardi, participated in the "Schneider Cup" flying competition. Colonel piloted the Macchi M.39 seaplane to set a new world record in the 350km race, beating the U.S. team's R3C-3 biplane seaplane.
The Macchi M.39 pioneered a new aircraft form —a monoplane and streamlined fuselage, a front-mounted engine and a rear-mounted cockpit —and was adopted by the vast majority of propeller fighters until the advent of the jet age. The success of the Mackey M.39 heralds the arrival of the one-wing era!
Pictured: Captain Ferrarin piloted the Macchi m.39 monoplane seaplane in Porco Rosso.
In July 1920, Captain Ferrarin led five Sardo sva.9 two-seat trainers on a long-distance flight from Italy to Tokyo, Japan.
The stops along the way lasted 107 days, the range was 17,920 kilometers, the average speed was 160 kilometers per hour, and finally 2 aircraft, including the Ferrarin landplane, completed the entire flight.
Later, Ferrarin's landline was left in Japan, and another flew to Beijing, where it was presented to the Beiyang government at the time, and was also performed and displayed in public at the Forbidden City.
Photo: The track of Ferrarin's voyage, which has stopped in many places in China.
Photo: The Sardo sva.9 two-seat trainer aircraft, now preserved by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, was brought to Japan by Captain Ferrarin that year.
Unfortunately, in 1940, Captain Ferrarin crashed and was killed while test-flying a new seaplane on the beautiful Lake Bracciano in northern Rome. The lake area used to be home to the Italian Air Force's seaplane units, and the lakeside is now home to the Italian Air Force Museum.
Image: F-104 fighter jet painted in commemorative of the Italian Air Force Ferrarin Voyage.
Photo: Sardo sva.9 two-seat trainer aircraft in the Japan Aviation Museum
Since Porco Rosso's comrades-in-arms are historical figures who actually exist, who is Porco Rosso?
Behind the Ferrarin Memorial Statue is a pair of angel wings, symbolizing mankind's dream of flying in the blue sky and a portrayal of that golden age of aviation!
Image: The Mackey MC.72 seaplane, which is still the world's fastest piston-engined propeller seaplane.