F-104
F-104 Graffiti Art update
Yesterday I made a second inspection of the MM6833. I took some more pictures and had a better look at the cockpit. I was looking to the right console when I noticed that the Matricola […]
Military Aviation
F-104
F-104 Graffiti Art
Today I visited this scrapped F-104 next to Warner Village cinemas, in Rome. For those interested it is located at 41°49’01,49”N 12°24’49,07”E but don’t waste time looking for it in Google Earth since satellite pictures […]
Aviation
Air-to-Air photography
Una versione in italiano di quanto descritto in questo post può essere letta sul forum “Italian Vipers” cliccando qui. Many aircraft enthusiasts and photographers have noticed that the majority of the air-to-air pictures I took depict the subject from abeam or astern: most […]
Aviation
Airborne pickup (rejoining with an F-104)
There are basically 2 ways to rejoin a chasing aircraft with another aircraft of a different type: the interception and the so-called “airborne pickup”. Since I’m talking about dissimilar aircraft, I’m not considering the formation take-off, something that is performed by two aircraft of […]
Aviation
Baucau and Australia's invasion anxiety
During my recent travel to Australia I was given from Gianni, my local guide, some interesting information concerning Aussie’s fear of an invasion. He explained that at the end of the 19th century, the British […]