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Eurofighter Typhoon 9-ship formation to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 4° Stormo at Grosseto airbase

On Sept. 16, 2011, the 4° Stormo, one of the most famous and glorious units of the Italian Air Force, celebrated its 80th anniversary with a reunion of personnel who…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 19, 2011

Air India 101 conspiracy theory update: debris pictures

On Apr. 21, 2009 I've published an article about the Air India 101 that crashed into the Mount Blanc in 1966. Quite surprisingly, that post remains one of the most…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 16, 2011

German Typhoon pilots train hard (while other fighter pilots lose proficiency flying boring patrols over Libya)

While NATO and some partner's fighter jets continue with pretty boring patrol flights to enforce a Libyan No-Fly Zone that is slightly becoming useless (given the total lack of aerial…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 15, 2011
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Would modern transponders have made the hijacked planes visible to radars on 9-11?

As everybody know by now, on Sept. 11 2001, the first thing terrorists did as soon as they reached the cockpit of the four hijacked planes was turning the transponder…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 14, 2011
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9/11: A Fighter Pilot’s Account

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle pilot with the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, recalls September 11, 2001. Here's the article written by D.S. a US fighter pilot…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2011
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Updated: French Mirage 2000N carrying a live nuclear missile?

When I first saw the picture of a French Air Force Mirage 2000N  carrying an ASMP-A nuclear missile during a test flight at Istres taken by Tucano13800 and published by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2011
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