I have just received from Giovanni Maduli the following pictures depicting the Frecce Tricolory display team during the fly by above Rome for the Armed Forces Day. You will notice that the formation flew with some “unmarked” aicraft something usual during the “training period” (from November to May 1st). For the reasons why the Frecce fly sometimes with blank tails, read my previous post: Why do the Frecce Tricolori fly with blank tails?.
David Cenciotti is a 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 five books and contributed to many more ones.
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2 Comments
Nice flypast. Were the Frecce Tricolore the only particpants in this fly-past or were there more aircraft involved.
Thanks in advance, Thijs.
Hi,
the Frecce were the only participants to the fly-past.
Other fly-past involving more formations flew above Rome on June 2nd (or the first Sunday after that date) in the past.
Ciao
David
Nice flypast. Were the Frecce Tricolore the only particpants in this fly-past or were there more aircraft involved.
Thanks in advance, Thijs.
Hi,
the Frecce were the only participants to the fly-past.
Other fly-past involving more formations flew above Rome on June 2nd (or the first Sunday after that date) in the past.
Ciao
David