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Aviation

CIA-TPS-CIA: round-trip flight with Ryanair in 18 pictures

The following pictures were taken on board Ryanair flights FR6072 (CIA-TPS) and FR8638 (TPS-CIA) on Jun. 8, 2009. Those were the flights, operated by Boeing 737-800, that took me to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 11, 2010
Aviation

The American Museum of Natural History

When in 2008 I visited once again New York City, I took the chance to visit an interesting museum located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in front of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 10, 2010
Aviation

Anyone see something strange in this picture?

I took the following picture on Sept. 30, 2010, in Paris, France, at 16.47LT. Can you see something strange? If you open it you will notice what seems to be…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2010
Italian Air Force

Exercise Grifone 2010

On Sept. 24, 2010, Grosseto airbase, home of the 4° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), hosted the Media Day of the Exercise Grifone 2010. Coordinated by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2010
Aviation

The false problem of the armed Predators

On Sept. 18, 2010, Lt. Alessandro Romani of the Col. Moschin was killed by the Afghan insurgents in a shooting in the area to the East of Farah, Afghanistan. Lt.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 26, 2010
Military Aviation

Ciao German Phantoms!

Even if it was initially expected to come to an end on Sept. 16, the German F-4 Phantoms of the JG71 detached to Decimomannu airbase, home of the ItAF AWTI…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 25, 2010
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