Italian F-104 versions explained
Following the requests I received from aircraft enthusiasts and modelers, I've decided to prepare a specific post to describe differences and peculiarities of the various F-104 versions that equipped the…
154° Gruppo operations in Bosnia – the Red Devils in Operation Deliberate Force
Giuseppe Scaglione is a former navigator of the 154° Gruppo of the 6° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF). He's no longer in the military: he's been…
Dutch AH-64D Apache deployed to Frosinone
Three AH-64D Apache (Q-17, Q-18 and Q-22), belonging to the 301 Sqn of the KLU (Koninklijke Luchtmacht), the Netherlands Air Force, deployed to Frosinone airbase, home of the 72° Stormo…
COSMO-SkyMed satellite system provides imagery of the Abruzzo areas hit by the earthquake
The ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italian Space Agency) has been releasing imagery of the areas hit by the earthquake that caused many buildings to collapse in Abruzzo region and in…
Cervia 08.04.09 – the last days of activity with the F-16 for the 23° Gruppo
With the imminent end of the Peace Caesar programme, scheduled for 2010, the 23° Gruppo of the 5° Stormo of Cervia has been flying its last sorties with the F-16…
71° Gruppo P.166DL3 supporting the Abruzzo earthquake rescue
On Apr. 6, 2009, at 03.33AM LT, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Abruzzo region, in central Italy, killing more than 280 people, causing entire buildings to collapse and leaving…
