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Italian Eurofighter Typhoons get checkered tails

November 25, 2012 David Cenciotti 2

The 18° Gruppo of the Italian Air Force has had checkered tails on its planes since it flew the F-104 Starfighter in the 1980s. Image credit: ItAF Then, the traditional checkerboard appeared on the fin […]