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Alitalia MD-11 hard landing at Kai Tak

In the previous post about Kai Tak ("Kai Tak thrilling approach") I explained how particular and somehow dangerous an approach to RWY 13 in Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2009
Kai Tak
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Kai Tak Thrilling Approach

The Breathtaking Approaches and Unique Challenges of Kai Tak International Airport Once the third busiest airport of the world, the Kai Tak International Airport was the international airport of Hong…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 29, 2009
Aviation

High Blaze: Dutch Cougars and Chinooks at Frosinone

As explained in a previous post, Dutch military helicopters have been deploying to Frosinone, Italy, homebase of the 72° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) to conduct…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2009

Preserved aircraft at the Museo Storico Aeroporto Cameri

After publishing the article about the preserved aircraft found at Istrana airbase by Matteo Marianeschi (http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/images-from-istrana-airbase-home-of-the-51%c2%b0-stormo/), I was contacted by Simone Bovi who told me he had taken some picture…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2009
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More G8 summit-related traffic in Rome

The following pictures were taken in the morning of Jul. 11, 2009, by Giovanni Maduli, who went again to Urbe airport to see the departure of the US Army CH-47s…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 15, 2009
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An interesting visitor at Rome Ciampino

On Jun. 5, 2009, I took the following picture of an interesting civilian B767, with registration N767A that was parked in the VIP apron of the 31° Stormo of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 14, 2009
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