Airspace violations – Episode 3 – Swedish Catalina vs. Soviet MiG-15s
Swedish Affair. Are you sure that neutral countries have never been involved in military clashes? In the years following the end of WW2, despite the long-standing neutrality, Sweden began to…
Armed Forces Day: close up pictures
Following the article dealing with the Italian Armed Forces Day celebrations, below you can find some close up pictures of the aircraft and equipment displayed at the Circus Maximus exhibition,…
US Navy flight gear (continued)
Again, Boris Aguilar provided the description of the flight gear worn by CVW-11 during my visit to USS Nimitz: Pilot and NFO in the cockpit of this F-18F from VFA-41…
US Navy flight gear explained
After publishing some images I took on board the USS Nimitz, Boris Aguilar, a flight clothing collector and expert living in Australia, sent me the detailed description of the flight…
Italian Armed Forces Day 04-08.11.09
The Italian Armed Forces celebrated the 91st Anniversary since the end of WWI with a series of events involving bases, airports and military installation all around the country. As happened…
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…
