Italian F-16s get new tail markings!

On Aug. 27, Vincenzo Smriglio went to Trapani-Birgi airbase, home of the 37° Stormo where he discovered that the F-16s of the locally-based 10° and 18° Gruppo are receiving new tail markings. Since the two Squadrons share the aircraft that are actually owned by the 937° GEA (Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili), all the Vipers of the 37° Stormo are being painted with the 10° Gruppo badge on one side of the tail and the 18° Gruppo one on the other side. As Vincenzo has witnessed, there’s no rule: even if MM7260 depicted in his pictures has the Francesco Baracca’s rearing horse of the 10° Gruppo on the left side, other aircraft have the 18° Gruppo badge on that one.

So far the following aircraft were noted (Serial LH | RH):

MM7260 10 Gr | 18 Gr
MM7242 18 Gr | 10 Gr
MM7261 18 Gr | 10 Gr
MM7253 10 Gr | 18 Gr
MM7266 10 Gr | 18 Gr

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