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Aviation

Operation Neptune’s Spear explained

So far, with the help of Ugo Crisponi, I've been able to offer my readers a possible view of the Stealth Black Hawk involved in the Osama Bin Laden's raid.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 6, 2011
Aviation

Stealth Black Hawk down: revised sketch

Here's the new version of the famous Black Helo which crashed during the Osama Bin Laden raid.  I've studied the details that surfaced in the last few hours and after…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2011
Aviation

Exclusive: Black Helo down – serial number found on a piece of the broken helicopter

After publishing my yesterday's article about The mysterious helicopter involved in the Osama Bin Laden raid, I've been receiving feedbacks by many enthusiasts, experts, analysts, journalists, etc. Among them, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 4, 2011
Aviation

The mysterious helicopter involved in the Osama Bin Laden raid

Part 2: Exclusive new picture and a serial number on a piece of the broken helo When I read the news reports describing the operation the US Special Forces conducted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2011

State flights at Rome – Ciampino airport for the beatification of John Paul II

On May 1, 2011, I had the opportunity along with Giovanni Maduli to visit Ciampino airport that was the hub for the vast majority of State flights bringing to Rome…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2011
Aviation

Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 39 – 42)

Previous debriefings: Archive Even if analysts have defined it as a "stalemale", the situation on the ground in Libya is far from being completely static as Gaddafi troops have stretched…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 30, 2011
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