Italian Typhoons news: new squadron and fewer aircraft
July 2010 will be remembered for being a month full of news for the Italian Typhoon fleet. First of all, on Jul. 1, the 10° Gruppo, equipped with the leased…
10.000 flight hours for the Italian C-27J fleet
The Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartans, belonging to the 46^ Brigata Aerea di Pisa, reached the 10,000 flight hours milestone in July. The 12 new aircraft serving with the Aeronautica…
Frosinone Open Day – 28.05.10
An airshow was held in Frosinone on May 28, 2010, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the ItAF helicopter school. For more information about the 72° Stormo, read the article…
Airspace violations – Episode 6 – Lybian Arab Airlines B727 vs. Israeli F-4s Phantom
Shot down over Sinai. On Feb. 21, 1973, the B-727 "5A-DAH" belonging to the Libyan Arab Airlines regularly scheduled as Flight 114 from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi was shot…
The IMAM Ro.37bis found in Afghanistan
The IMAM Ro.37 Lince (Italian for "Lynx") was a two-seat Italian reconnaissance and close air support biplane, purchased as part of the programme launched by the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian…
Caproni Ca.1
On May 27, 2010, 100 years after its first flight, the only preserved Caproni Ca.1 performed an engine start-up and made a short taxied for a few meters at Volandia…
