Giornata Azzurra 2008 – pictures (part 2)
The following pictures were taken during the air display of May 25 by Giovanni Maduli. Noteworthy, the P.180 suffering a tyre problem just after landing on RWY31, the Belgian F-16…
Giornata Azzurra 2008 – pictures (part 1)
Blessed with good weather, this year's edition of the Giornata Azzura was attended by more than 200.000 people on May 25. The two UAE Mirage 2000s and the accompanying C-130…
Giornata Azzurra 2008 – air display rehearsals going on (in spite of bad weather)
Bad weather conditions are affecting the week preceeding the May 24 - 25 week end and the rehearsals of the air display of the Giornata Azzurra. However, as soon as…
(Finally) a new BA038 crash landing investigation update
As some of the visitors of this site commented in my previous posts dealing with the BA038 crash landing, it was at least strange that no new details dealing with…
Giornata Azzurra 2008 preview: first pics of the tactical event's rehearsal
One of the most interesting air display of the Giornata Azzurra 2008, that will be held at Pratica di Mare airport on May 24-25, is a tactical event lasting around…
Pratica di Mare – Giornata Azzurra 2008
On May 25, Pratica di Mare airbase will host the most important ItAF event of the year: the Giornata Azzurra 2008. The Open Day is the only official air display…
