40 years of the 5° Gruppo Elicotteri – Sarzana Luni – 30.10.09
On Sunday Oct. 30, 2009, Sarzana Luni airport hosted an interesting event to celebrate the 40 years of the 5° Gruppo Elicotteri of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy, ItNy). The…
Italian Air Force website hacked?
On Nov. 2, I typed the URL http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it to get the latest news from the website of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) but I got the following message:…
CVW-11: flight gear in action
Following the post about the patches I took on board the USS Nimitz during my visit on Oct. 18 and 19 (http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/cvw-11-patches/) some readers and visitors of this site requested…
USS Nimitz's flight deck panorama
Images obtained by stitching respectively 8 and 6 pictures taken on board on Oct. 19, 2009.
CVW-11 patches
The following patches were among those worn (and sold) by the crews of the various squadrons of the CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz during my recent visit. The CVW-11 composition was:…
Nimitz by night
The following pictures taken from the Vulture's Row, the narrow balcony on the ship's island, don't give the exact idea of the darkness that surrounds an aircraft carrier at night.…