June 2: Italian Republic Day

June 2, 2010 Italian Air Force

David Cenciotti

On Jun. 2, 2010, to celebrate the Republic Day, with the traditional flypast of the Frecce Tricolori over Rome. I have already explained my opinion on the flypast here. Noteworthy this year is that Google homepage in Italy was a tribute to the Republic Day and to the Frecce Tricolori, as the following image shows.

About David Cenciotti

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.