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Photo: This is what being intercepted inside a No-Fly Zone by an F-16 fighter jet looks like

August 11, 2012 David Cenciotti

I took the following picture few years ago while flying a so-called SMI (Slow Mover Interception) exercise from Trapani airbase, in Sicily, Italy. On board a slow moving Siai 208 single engine light plane, whose […]

There's a place in London where RAF Typhoons will buzz your car during the Olympics

May 4, 2012 David Cenciotti

If you plan to visit London during the Olympic Games and you are an aviation geek, I suggest you to pay a visit to one of the best (temporary) spotting places ever. Judging by the […]

Libyan Uprising

German Typhoon pilots train hard (while other fighter pilots lose proficiency flying boring patrols over Libya)

September 15, 2011 David Cenciotti

While NATO and some partner’s fighter jets continue with pretty boring patrol flights to enforce a Libyan No-Fly Zone that is slightly becoming useless (given the total lack of aerial threats), Germany has deployed its […]

Free Libya's new airport: a mountain highway

July 18, 2011 David Cenciotti

Few days ago I published an article after seeing a picture that showed two single seat Mig-21bis and one double seat Mig-21UM flying over Benina airbase at the end of June. The image not only […]

Picture taken near Benghazi raises question: is the Libyan No-Fly Zone active?

July 13, 2011 David Cenciotti

Thanks to a post on the ACIG.org forum, I found an article published on the Detroit Free Press titled “Obama acting lawfully on Libya, adviser says” that shows an extremely interesting picture of three FLAF […]