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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Viggens operating from improvised airstrips in the forest: Cold War in Sweden

In Sweden, almost any strip road is a runway that can be…

Italian MB.339CD aircraft with new unit markings

MB.339CD deployed at Decimomannu airbase sports 32° Stormo code and tail badge.…

Surveillance camera footage shows Ukraine’s Yanukovych fleeing on AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter

Viktor Yanukovych used an AW139 helicopter to flee. A Ukrainian TV station…

[Photo] U.S. Army CH-47s flying over ocean of snow in Afghanistan

There can be some snow in Afghanistan in this part of the…

[Photo] Stunning ultra-low altitude flyby of a Royal Navy F-4K Phantom

When the Royal Navy flew the F-4K Phantom aircraft. At ultra-low altitude.…

[Composite Image] F-35A AF-1 completing a 360-degree roll with external load

Composite image, built from 17 photos of the F-35 doing an aileron…