On Aug. 27, Giovanni Maduli, witnessed, from the beach of Torvaianica, next to Pratica di Mare airbase, to an interesting Maritime SAR (Search And Rescue) exercise involving an AB212 of the 15° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF).
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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Prima volta che vedo un AB.212AM con la doppia coccarda.
Se ne conosce la MM ?
ciao
Ciao Claudio,
la matricola è MM81163,
a presto,
David
Prima volta che vedo un AB.212AM con la doppia coccarda.
Se ne conosce la MM ?
ciao
Ciao Claudio,
la matricola è MM81163,
a presto,
David