First Italian F-16 in special colour scheme and new preserved F-104 at Cervia
The highlights of the Spotter Day held on June 20, 2008, at Cervia airbase to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 23° Gruppo were the F-16ADF MM7251 painted in a…
The Queen’s birthday flypast (vs the once traditional Italian June 2 flypast in Rome)
Thanks to the BBC, on June 14 I've had the possibility to watch the footage of the flypast made by the Royal Air Force to mark the Queen's official birthday.…
Italian Tornados relocation (and possible deployment to Afghanistan)
In these days, two movements seem to interest the Italian Tornado fleet. The first one was announced many months ago and it is part of a project of rationalization of…
MM6507 – new update
There's a lot of interest about the fate of the MM6507 that was (apparently) being restored at Grazzanise (read also these posts http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/mm6507-update/ and http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/new-f-104-restoration-project-discovered/). Someone initially pointed to the…
The NH90 crash: which possible cause?
In the aftermath of the accident involving the Italian Army NH90 crashing into the waters of Bracciano Lake, I was asked hundreds of questions. People who met me wanted to…
Ali sul Lago: the air display before the NH90 crashed into Bracciano Lake
Even if the Ali sul Lago will be long remembered for the tragic images of the Italian Army NH90 crashing into the waters of Bracciano Lake in front of the…
