During the visit at Grazzanise on Oct. 22nd, I took this picture depicting a restored F-104S/ASA-M ready to leave apron in front of the GEA (former Centro Manutenzione), for an unknown destination:
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Dear Mr. Cenciotti,
Would you please be kind enough to put me in contact (forward me the address) of the Grazzanise GEA (former Centro Manutenzione), where you took, on Oct. 22nd 2007, a picture depicting a restored F-104S/ASA-M ready to leave ?
Regards and thanks.
Philippe Courty
Dear Philippe,
unfortunately, I haven’t any direct number for the GEA. However you could try to contact one of the numbers at the following address:
http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/SitoAM/Default.asp?idsez=2896&idente=441
In that page you can also find the email address of the PIO:
vincenzo.sorbo@aeronautica.difesa.it
Bye
David