Falcon 900EX MM62171 Special 100.000FH
On Jul. 13, 2009, a Falcon 900EX of the 93° Gruppo, serialled MM62171, rolled out at Rome Ciampino with a special colour scheme applied to celebrate the 100.000 flight hours…
The EC135 of the Polizia Municipale
As I explained in a previous post, many helicopters have been overflying Rome because of the G8 summit being held in L'Aquila. For this reason, when on Jul. 10, I…
An Italian Typhoon intercepts a Primera Air B-737
On Jul. 10, 2009, a Primera Air Boeing 737-700, with registration TF-JXG, flying as GX-362 flight, from Zakinthos (Greece) to Dublin (Ireland), with 153 passengers and 6 crew members, was…
Aircraft and helicopters overflying Rome at the end of the G8 summit
With so many world leaders attending the G8 (G14) event in L'Aquila, Rome airports have been managing a large amount of visiting aircraft. For instance, the Air Force One, arrived…
Exclusive pictures: three US Army CH-47Ds arrive in Rome Urbe airport
Most probably involved in the G8 that will take place in L'Aquila from Jul. 8 to Jul. 10, three US Army CH-47D (serialled 89-0141, 89-0143 and 89-0163) made a fuel…
Discrete Jury: the 4° Stormo obtains the Quick Response Force certification
The 4° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), based in Grosseto, was the first Eurofighter unit to obtain the NATO Quick Response Force certification after results that…
