Aviation
A RAF C-130 intercepted by 2 ItAF F-16s
On June 20, a RAF C-130 flying from Lyneham to Cyprus, was intercepted by a flight of 2 F-16s of the 37° Stormo. The British aircraft had lost the radio contact with the Italian Air […]
Month: June 2008
F-104
Spotter Day 90th Anniversary 23° Gruppo – Cervia 20.06.08
The following aircraft were noted during the Spotter Day held in Cervia on June 20, to watch the arrivals of the Italian and foreign squadrons invited by the 23° Gruppo to celebrate its 90th Anniversary. […]
F-104
First Italian F-16 in special colour scheme and new preserved F-104 at Cervia
The highlights of the Spotter Day held on June 20 in Cervia airbase to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 23° Gruppo were the F-16ADF MM7251 painted in a special colour scheme (since, most probably, […]
F-104
The Queen’s birthday flypast (vs the once traditional Italian June 2 flypast in Rome)
Thanks to the BBC, on June 14 I’ve had the possibility to watch the footage of the flypast provided by the Royal Air Force to mark the Queen’s official birthday. The flypast involved 57 aircraft […]
Italian Air Force
Italian Tornados relocation (and possible deployment to Afghanistan)
In these days, two movements seem to interest the Italian Tornado fleet. The first one was announced many months ago and it is part of a project of rationalization of the ItAF resources, a plan […]