Oggi ho avuto la possibilità di visitare il 14° Stormo per poter raccogliere il materiale necessario a scrivere un articolo per la rivista RID (www.rid.it). Lo Stormo opera dalla base di Pratica di Mare da quasi 30 anni (l’anniversario verrà celebrato il 1° giugno prossimo) e di cose da dire su questo reparto veramente atipico ce ne sono molte.
Uno degli highlight della visita era un volo a bordo di un P.180 del 71° Gruppo. La missione, c/s I-2199 prevedeva un’uscita VFR da PdM con inserimento in IFR sull’ELVIN per Grosseto per condurre una serie di avvicinamenti strumentali e successivo rientro a bassa quota a Pratica di Mare.
David Cenciotti is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written four books.
Even while most people like to attend air shows to see aerobatic display teams performances, they usually don’t know what happens inside the formation, which are the main roles of the team, which are the […]
In the previous post (Why Libyan Air Force aircraft pose a risk to Italy) I explained the reasons why Libyan fighters must be closely watched by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF). I also […]
Three AH-64D Apache (Q-17, Q-18 and Q-22), belonging to the 301 Sqn of the KLU (Koninklijke Luchtmacht), the Netherlands Air Force, deployed to Frosinone airbase, home of the 72° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian […]
