Exercise Grifone 2010
On Sept. 24, 2010, Grosseto airbase, home of the 4° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), hosted the Media Day of the Exercise Grifone 2010. Coordinated by…
The false problem of the armed Predators
On Sept. 18, 2010, Lt. Alessandro Romani of the Col. Moschin was killed by the Afghan insurgents in a shooting in the area to the East of Farah, Afghanistan. Lt.…
Ciao German Phantoms!
Even if it was initially expected to come to an end on Sept. 16, the German F-4 Phantoms of the JG71 detached to Decimomannu airbase, home of the ItAF AWTI…
Compressor stalls
When, last year, I visited the USS Nimitz and had the opportunity to take the following picture (Part 1 and Part 2) I didn't think that compressor stalls during "cat…
Farewell Aussie F-111: RAAF Williamtown airshow
A week after the two days event held in Rivolto to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, an extremely interesting airshow took place Down Under, in Australia, where…
A "near miss" wildlife strike
People usually thinks that aircraft are subject to "bird strikes" collisions between airborne animals (usually birds) with flying aircraft. However, until the aircraft is on the ground, taxiing or rolling…
