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Helicopters

Video: Costa Allegra re-supply operations in the Indian Ocean

The following video shows the Costa Allegra re-supply operations performed by a Zil Air EC-120B helicopter (reg. S7-ZIL) from Alphonse island (located 500 km to the southwest of Mahe), on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 1, 2012
Italian Air Force

C-27J slippery runway surface landing and take off training in Norway

The Italian Air Force has recently conducted training activity on frozen runway at Bardufoss, Norway, with a C-27J, pilots and crews belonging to the 98° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 46^…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 29, 2012
Aircraft Carriers

Photo: Iranian maritime patrol aircraft buzzes the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz

"Tower this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby" "Negative Ghost Rider, pattern is full" Many of you remember this memorable quotes from Top Gun movie. Imagine the same request radioed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 29, 2012

Special feature: all the weapons used by the Syrian regime on Homs.

Update May. 27, 2012 20.15 GMT Bjørn Holst Jespersen (@bjoernen_dk on Twitter) is a long time contributor of The Aviationist. He has helped me preparing the daily reports about the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 29, 2012
Maritime Security

Indian Navy Dornier 228 films Costa cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean

The video below was filmed by an Indian Navy Dornier Do 228. It shows the Costa Allegra cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean. Costa Allegra, le prime immagini dall'aereo…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 28, 2012
Operation Odyssey Dawn

Air strikes over Libya

At a few minutes past midnight on November 1st, 2011, after radioing a “thank you” to the Malta ATC controller, 'OUP 355', an E-3 AWACS of the NATO Airborne Early…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 28, 2012
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