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…
Air to Air with the Trapani-based Italian F-16s
According to the current plans, the ItAF is going to disband one of its most important Wing, the 37° Stormo, based in Trapani by the end of 2010 (or the…
An Italian HH-3F Pelican ditches in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Yesterday I've had the possibility to fly in an HH-3F of the 82° CSAR of Trapani. We flew as "Palma 01" a so-called "SAR mare" a search and rescue mission…
