Trapani – 08.06.09 – "Cheero" and "Masa" achieve 1000 hours on the F-16 – part 1
On Jun. 8, the 37° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) presented two F-16 ADF (MM7240 and MM7249) painted in special colour schemes to celebrate the 1000…
The mysterious end of Air France flight 447 (AF447)
As everybody knows, on Jun 1, 2009, an Airbus 330 of the Air France, flying as AF447 from Rio de Janeiro (SBGL) to Paris (LFPG) was reported missing while overflying…
Rome International Air Show (Ostia Air Show): 31.05.09
I've already discussed the Eurofighter low passage in a dedicated post. Here are the pictures I took from both the small dock located to the left of the display area…
Rome International Air Show (Ostia Air Show): 30.05.09 (rehearsals)
The following pictures represent a selection of all the images taken during the rehearsals of the Rome International Air Show. Full collection of pictures taken on May 30 and 31…
Rome International Air Show (Ostia Air Show): the scary Eurofighter flyby
On May 30 and 31, 2009, I've attended the Rome International Air Show 2009, held at Ostia. I've shot many interesting pictures and I will publish them on this website…
Push back from the tractor operator's point of view
A few weeks ago, Des Barker sent me the following interesting pictures showing the impact of a civilian plane with a tractor. The text of the email explained that on…
