Giovanni Maduli, who is a frequent visitor of Decimomannu airbase, just sent me the following pictures he took in the last week showing the Italian and German aircraft deployed in Sardinia for training purposes. Currently, as many as 12 Eurofighter Typhoon belonging to both the 4° and 36° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) can be seen in the pictures, plus a number of German Tornados, involved in air-to-ground firing activities. Note that the first two images were taken in Sept. 2009
David Cenciotti is a freelance 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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My father was stationed in Decimomannu 1967-70 with the Canadian Air Force squadron, 4th Wing out of Lahr, Germany. As a young kid, I have had many visits to the base and remember the CF104 Starfighter flown by previous pilots from the air field.
Of course my heart and mind have always been with the beautiful island of Sardinia. This website has bought back many fond memories!
My father was stationed in Decimomannu 1967-70 with the Canadian Air Force squadron, 4th Wing out of Lahr, Germany. As a young kid, I have had many visits to the base and remember the CF104 Starfighter flown by previous pilots from the air field.
Of course my heart and mind have always been with the beautiful island of Sardinia. This website has bought back many fond memories!