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From 11th to 13th October, San Damiano airbase, near Piacenza, hosted the 1st edition of the Aeronautica Militare Balloon Cup. "...did you really went there to take photos of balloons?!?" Well yes, but actually no. The main target was the mini-airshow held during the event. Unfortunately, ...

Some pics from the biggest airshow in Italy, held on 14th September on the beaches of the popular holiday location near Venice. Unfortunately, weather was overcast during the airshow. The show was opened by a Police AgustaWestland AW139 and two water scooter: https://www.golfvictorspotting.it/coppfo...

My pics from AirPower 2024. Traditionally, the show is opened by an heart-shaped hot air balloon advertising Styria, "the green heart of Austria", and another one advertising the Austrian Armed Forces: https://www.golfvictorspotting.it/coppfold/albums/userpics/10001/_MG_3082_070924.jpg Fol...

Last time I spent few hours doing "normal" airliner spotting I didn't even know what a coronavirus was. After 5 years, I finally went back to what were the origins of my hobby, visiting Zurich airport with Orio Spotters Group. However strange it may seem, it was the first time I took photo...

On Monday 22nd July, Aviano air base should have hosted fuel stops of some aircraft returning from the Air Tattoo, namely 2 Jordanian Air Force F-16 and 2 F-16 and 2 Phantoms from the Hellenic Air Force. Watching the departures livestream with other spotters, we were happy to see that the Jordanian ...

The FlyParty is the yearly meeting of Historical Aircraft Group, the Italian association of historical aircraft owners and pilots, founded exactly 20 years ago. The 15th edition of the FlyParty was held in Dominio di Bagnoli airfield, near Padua, Italy, on 22nd and 23rd June. Unfortunately, technica...

On 5th April, the Italian Air Force retired the AMX, light attack plane serving since 1989. A phase-out ceremony was held in Istrana air base, home of the 51° Stormo, last unit flying the AMX. Since I was able to confirm my presence only few days before the event, I couldn't reserve a place for the ...

Exercise Poggio Dart 2023 took part from 4th to 15th December. Its aim was to prove the command and control capabilities of the Deployable Air Command & Control Centre (DACCC). Some of the participants were redeployed on Istrana air base. A spotter day was scheduled for 13th December (which, unf...

Those little MB's still going strong! And they will be for quite a few years! Only few M.345s were delivered as replacement, it will be a lot of time before they will be completely replaced. No pictures of operational Tornado? Nope, sorry... there were some parked with stairs next to them, but I pe...

On 4th November, anniversary of the end of World War 1 on the Italian Front, Italy celebrates the Armed Services and National Unity Day. On this day or in the nearest weekend it is customary to have open days in some military bases and public displays in major cities. Being the year of the 100th Ann...

My pics from the NATO Tiger Meet 2023. Take-off photos were taken on the late afternoon of Thursday 5th, when I was lucky enough to catch the take-off of almost all special color planes for the last photoflight of one of NTM's official photographers. Landing photos were taken during the Friday 6th s...

From 9th to 19th October Valbrembo, a small general aviation airport near Bergamo, Italy, hosted an Italian Air Force Aeronautical Culture Class. It is a class dedicated to 185 high school students that, after a theoretical part, have the chance to fly on Italian Air Force SIAI-Marchetti U-208 liais...

The city of Desenzano del Garda (on the shores of Lake Garda, Italy) hosted Airshow del Garda 2023 on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September. Desenzano was the host of the Reparto Sperimentale Alta Velocità (Experimental High Speed Detachment), which tested the seaplanes which would have been used f...

With the Jesolo Air Show fumes still in my lungs, the following day I attended 21st Mario Stoppani Memorial Airshow. It is an event held every year in Lovere, on the northern tip of Lake Iseo in Italy, to commemorate fighter Ace and test pilot Mario Stoppani, born here in 1895. The day was opened in...

Trip to Jesolo Air Show 2023, one of the most important seaside airshows in Italy, organized in Jesolo, a popular holiday location near Venice. The show was opened by a Police AgustaWestland UH-139E... https://www.golfvictorspotting.it/coppfold/albums/userpics/10001/_MG_7285_020923.jpg ...and by a C...