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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Awesome video shows C-5 Galaxy performing a nose gear up landing on dry lakebed

C5 Landing Nose Gear Up at Edwards AFB's Dry Lakebed Few days…

[Video] Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel

Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel…

Twelve Croatian Air Force MiG-21s stuck in Ukraine following Russian invasion

The Russian invasion of Crimea has found some Croatian MiGs in Odessa.…

New video: Russian gunships cross the Strait of Kerch at low level during first phase of Crimea invasion

Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind gunships entered the Ukrainian airspace flying at ultra-low…

“Selfie” of an F-16 pilot while firing a live Air-to-Air Missile

This is the ultimate "selfie": taken from the cockpit of an F-16…

[Photo] Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker heavily armed for Combat Air Patrol

First image of Su-27 Flanker fighter jet "armed to the teeth" to…