When the Boeing 737-F-104 formation approached Rome, it suddenly sighted shadows of two F-14 Tomcat fighters approaching through the darkness from…
Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
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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…
