These missions clearly illustrated the possibilities offered by transport aeroplanes. From 1912 to 1927, the territory which became modern Libya was…
Italian Air Force
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
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The Team has worked on the aircraft for the last few months and now she is ready! Good news from the…
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Military Aviation
Despite COVID-19 challenges, in 2020 F-35 Production delivers 123 aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe 123rd aircraft is an F-35A CTOL variant, built at the Cameri, Italy, FACO facility and delivered to the Italian Air…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Italian F-84Gs Vs Yugoslav F-84Gs: how Italian and Yugoslav Thunderjets almost fought each other during Trieste crisis’s air war that never was
As Yugoslav jets were flying above Yugoslav Air Force’s base in Cerklje, the ground personnel panicked – they were not even…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
The Night US Navy F-14s and Italian F-104s Clashed Over Egyptian Boeing 737 Carrying Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers
by Dario LeoneWhen the Boeing 737-F-104 formation approached Rome, it suddenly sighted shadows of two F-14 Tomcat fighters approaching through the darkness from…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Libyan Scud Attack on Lampedusa and the Italian Retaliation against Gaddafi that never was
by Dario LeoneAs one of the final parts of preparation for the Italian retaliation against Libya, a single Italian Air Force RF-104G reconnaissance…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Italy’s Prime Minister saved Gaddafi’s Life by Warning of Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario LeoneThe Italian F-104s scrambled to inspect the USAF armada approaching western Sicily around midnight from Apr. 14 to 15, 1986 were…
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Italian Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta said that her country will not be buying more F-35 fighters and she is reassessing the…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
ITALIAN AIR FORCE TEST PILOT KILLED IN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON CRASH DURING TERRACINA AIRSHOW
by Dario LeoneThe Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft crashed at sea killing its pilot On Sep. 24, 2017 an Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian…