Tag: Aeronautica Militare Italiana
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AMX – Phase-Out 2024
Text & Photography by Max Zammit To commemorate the retirement of the AMX “Ghibli” aircraft, the Italian Air Force held a special ceremony at Istrana Air Base in northern Italy on April 5, 2024. The retirement of the 35-year-old A-11 signaled the end of an era. A cold war icon By the early 1970s Italy…
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Typhoon Flag 2023
Text & Photography by Simone Marcato The Typhoon Almost twenty years after its introduction into service with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force – ItAF), the Eurofighter F-2000 Typhoon still represents the backbone of the frontline units, being in service with six combat squadrons and in a single OCU squadron, among four different Stormi…
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The Italian way of fast jet training: 61o Stormo
Photography by Max Zammit. Text 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),…