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.
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Selfie with Dreamliner: F-16 pilot takes self-portrait photo with Boeing 787 on his left wing

Another selfie taken by a Dutch F-16 pilot flying alongside the first…

Video shows Iraqi Mi-35 gunships attack and destroy ISIS terrorists convoy

The Iraqi Army is using its new attack choppers to hunt terrorists…

[Photos & Video] Two U.S. B-2 Stealth Bombers arrive at RAF Fairford, UK

Two B-2 stealth bombers have arrived to RAF Fairford where they will…

Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have just arrived in UK for a quite unusual overseas deployment

Using radio callsigns "Death 11" and "Death 12" two B-2s from Whiteman…

Videos show Ukrainian surveillance plane shot down by MANPADS (and crew jump from it)

A Ukrainian AN-30 reconaissance plane was shot down by MANPADS (Man Portable…