Sicily airports (in the Trapani area) in WWII
In 2008, I had the opportunity to fly a mission aboard a SIAI 208M of the Trapani based 37° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) within a…
Finmeccanica seniores 2010
Pratica di Mare airbase, home of the Reparto Sperimentale Volo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) hosted on May 29, 2010, the Finmeccanica seniores 2010, the annual event…
Italian Typhoons news: new squadron and fewer aircraft
July 2010 will be remembered for being a month full of news for the Italian Typhoon fleet. First of all, on Jul. 1, the 10° Gruppo, equipped with the leased…
10.000 flight hours for the Italian C-27J fleet
The Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartans, belonging to the 46^ Brigata Aerea di Pisa, reached the 10,000 flight hours milestone in July. The 12 new aircraft serving with the Aeronautica…
Frosinone Open Day – 28.05.10
An airshow was held in Frosinone on May 28, 2010, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the ItAF helicopter school. For more information about the 72° Stormo, read the article…
Airspace violations – Episode 6 – Lybian Arab Airlines B727 vs. Israeli F-4s Phantom
Shot down over Sinai. On Feb. 21, 1973, the B-727 "5A-DAH" belonging to the Libyan Arab Airlines regularly scheduled as Flight 114 from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi was shot…
