As happend in 2008 and 2009, Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) in Rome will host an exhibition with equipment belonging to the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), Marina Militare (Italian Navy) and Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard), Esercito Italiano (Italian Army), Guardia di Finanza (Custom Police) and Carabinieri (Military Police) as part of the celebrations for the traditional Italian Armed Forces Day (Nov. 4th). On Oct. 28, the first helicopters landed in the Circus Maximus and Giovanni Maduli was there to take the following pictures of the arrivals.
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 four books.
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Great shots as usual ! The new “NEMO” – Italian’s Coast Guard AW-139 “11-01” – comes directly from Luni Sarzana homebase and it has just been overhauled after the first 100+ flight hours.
Ciao Gianni, Ciao David !
Great, I hope you have more pics on this Italian Armed Forces day at the Circus Maximus..
Great shots as usual ! The new “NEMO” – Italian’s Coast Guard AW-139 “11-01” – comes directly from Luni Sarzana homebase and it has just been overhauled after the first 100+ flight hours.
Ciao Gianni, Ciao David !
Great, I hope you have more pics on this Italian Armed Forces day at the Circus Maximus..