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F-104

Istrana preserved F-104

On Sept. 8, Matteo Marianeschi visited Istrana where he discovered the following preserved F-104G. According to the information he got during the visit by a pilot, the aircraft had arrived…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 21, 2008
Italian Air Force

Italian F-16s in details!

In order to answer to the many questions people always ask me through the site about the Italian F-16s, together with Pierpaolo Maglio, one of the greatest Viper's expert, I've…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 19, 2008

Spanair 5022 crash video published by Elpais.com

The Spanish newspaper El Paìs has just published on his website a video of the Spanair 5022 crash, recorded by the airport' surveillance camera. Unfortunately the video is not clear…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 18, 2008

Varazze Airshow

A few days ago I discussed about airshows performed above the surface of the water (see Air displays above the water: a “risky business”?). A really interesting air display is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 17, 2008

Spanair 5022: flaps theory confirmed

I'm now pretty sure that one of the best techniques to be used to analyse the aviation crashes is to think to the "deadly precedents". On Aug 23 I provided…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 17, 2008
Aviation

Alitalia: was the Pope flight the final chapter?

AZ4000 (the same used for the visit in Australia) was the radio callsign and flight number used by the Alitalia A-321 that brought the Pontiff to Paris for his Pastoral…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 16, 2008
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