RAF Typhoons deployed to Grosseto

July 9, 2008 Grosseto, Italian Air Force, Military Aviation
David Cenciotti

Four RAF Typhoons belonging to the 29 Sqn OCU of Coningsby are currently deployed to Grosseto to operate with the F-2000 of the 20° Gruppo OCU of the Aeronautica Militare. Adriano Bonelli took the following pictures on Jul 8 while the Eurofighters were returning to base after an air-to-air training mission in one of the operating areas used by the 4° Stormo.

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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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1 Comment

  1. Hello David,

    Your site is great!!! I think the F-104 times where the best times for spotters. The pics on your site look very good, they have high quality.
    Next week (wednesday) I have the oportunity to visit Grosseto Air Base. I think the EFA2000 of the 29th OCU still will be there.
    I have visited Grosseto before. For pics see http://www.virtual-twenthe.nl

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