Category: Spotter Articles
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Base Aérea Monte Real
Article & Photography by Simone Marcato Fast-jet aircraft of the Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP – Portuguese Air Force) have been based at Base Aérea n. 5 (BA5) since it opened in October 1959 in Monte Real, Leiria, 150 km north of Lisbon. It has housed the only two fighter squadrons of the FAP for more…
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Malta’s Alouettes
by SpotterMagazine The three SA316B Alouette IIIs in service with the Armed Forces of Malta have had a colourful history, and although they may seem outdated compared to the AW139s with which they share the flightline, they are still an important element in the island nation’s armed forces, performing vital coastal and inshore SAR and…
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Malta International Air Show – The 1st Edition, 25-26 September 1993
Article by Max Zammit / Photos courtesy of Ramona Mifsud Air shows in Malta have always drawn large crowds, and it is a tradition that the Maltese people have valued for over a century. The first air display took place on January 16, 1923, to commemorate the opening of Malta’s first purpose-built airfield in Hal…
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The Italian way of fast jet training: 61o Stormo
Photography by Max Zammit. Article by Max Zammit, Simone Marcato & Fabrizio Capenti Pilot training has a very long and illustrious history at the 61o Stormo (Wing) at Lecce-Galatina Air Base in southeast Italy. As of right now, it has 3 squadrons (212o, 213o, and 214o Gruppo) and 3 flight lines (T-339A, FT-339CD, and T-346A),…