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Italian Air Force

Spring Flag 2008 pictures

The air operations taking place during the first week of Exercise Spring Flag 2008 are shown in the following pictures that the reporter Giovanni Maduli took in Decimomannu airbase. Noteworthy,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2008
Military Aviation

FCO facing increased traffic with the current Alitalia network

With the recent transfer of the 70% of the Alitalia flights from Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Rome Fiumicino, FCO has been experiencing an increased amount of traffic. According to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 9, 2008
Italian Air Force

Two ItAF F-16s intercept an Ukrainan liner

While being widely involved in the Ex. Spring Flag 2008, the Italian Air Force ensures the SSSA (Servizio Sorveglianza Spazio Aereo, Airspace Surveillance Service) with its F-16s and F-2000A ready…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2008
Aviation

Italian B707 last operative flight

On Apr. 3, the last of 4 Italian Air Force B.707TT of the 8th Gruppo made its last operative flight during the build up phase of the Spring Flag Exercise.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 6, 2008
Aviation

The F-104 (?) drag chute mistery

In 2005 I bought an item that was sold as an F-104 drag chute. The seller claimed it was a 1969 Starfighter drag chute but as soon as I received…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2008
Italian Air Force

Pratica di Mare 02.04.08

Here are a few pictures taken on Apr. 2 at Pratica di Mare airport by Giovanni Maduli:

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2008
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