A 3 week family visit in Italy had to include some spotting on the way as well
Starting off with Varese where I spent about 3 hours until the sunset.
Thanks to scramble user Grappa01 for the MB339 serials in the Varese topic https://scramble.nl/community/messagebo ... 5#p1074645
Varese LILN 06/12/2023
flying:
T-345A CSX55233 no code
T-345A CSX55248 61-206
T-345A CSX55249 no code
RH-119A CSX82103 (primer) low approach
AW-169 I-LCIA approach and hover training
platform:
MB339CD MM55072/61-140
MB339CD MM55077/61-145
MB339CD MM55079/61-147
MB339CD MM55081/61-151
Ghedi LIPL 07/12/2023
Following were all seen landing:
C-27J MM62218 / 46-82
Tornado IDS(T) MM55008 / 6-45 (noted as stored in the scramble database, so now flying again)
Tornado ECR MM7051 / 6-72 (holding hands low approach followed by landing with the wingman following in a low approach, apparently had some kind of gear damages / problems)
Tornado IDS MM7014 / 6-13
Tornado ECR MM7062 / 6-74
Tornado IDS MM7040 / 6-21
Tornado IDS MM7024 / 6-50
seen in front of a shelter and later on towed to the boxes: F-35A MM7368 / 6-03
Istrana LIPS 11/12/2023
Morning:
F-2000A MM7356 / 51-56 IRON55
F-2000A MM7296 / 51-96 IRON56
F-2000A MM7309 / 51-09 GRAPPA31 (not returned, lunchstop at other base)
F-2000A MM7326 / 4-46 HL01 (QRA T-scramble)
F-2000A MM7341 / 4-66 HL02 (QRA)
F-2000A MM7310 / 4-54 DARDO11 (arrival only)
Afternoon:
F-2000A MM7356 / 51-56 IRON55
F-2000A MM7295 / 51-96 IRON56
F-4E 73-1023 PANTHER57
F-4E 77-0290 PANTHER58
F-2000A MM7294 / 4-52 DARDO31 (departure only)
F-2000A MM7309 / 51-09 GRAPPA41 (arrival only, back from lunchstop
seen was also a typhoon being towed, checkered rudder markings, unreadable, but likely F-2000A MM7346 / 37-37, as this was seen towed the next day too with same marks and configuration (no tanks or missiles etc.)
Istrana LIPS 12/12/2023
Morning:
F-4E 73-1023 PANTHER73
F-4E 77-0290 PANTHER74
F-2000A MM7356 / 51-56 IRON55
F-2000A MM7296 / 51-96 IRON56
F-2000A MM7290 / 51-90 GRAPPA21
F-16C 88-0521 CLAW11
F-16C 87-0355 CLAW12
F-16C 89-2102 CLAW13
F-16C 90-0709 CLAW14
F-2000A MM7326 / 4-46 HL01 (QRA T-scramble)
F-2000A MM7310 / 4-54 HL02 (QRA)
CLAW Flight took off from Aviano and landed at Istrana after the mission.
F-2000 MM7346 / 37-37 was seen towed into the hangar
Bologna LIPE 12/12/2023
UH-90A MM81517 / E.I.200 on platform
Pescara LIBP 15/12/2023
HH-139A MM81800 / 15-44 DUFFY01
PH-139C MM81911 / 11-12 engine run
NH500D MM81919 / CC-77 FIAMMA77
PH-139D MM81954 / GF-410 VOLPE410
Pescara LIBP 16/12/2023
PH-139D MM81954 / GF-410 VOLPE410
Pescara LIBP 17/12/2023
On the platform were:
AB212 MM80756 / PS-56 (in the hangar)
AB212 MM81650 / PS-82
AB212 MM81661 / PS-106
base visit in the hangar of Vigili del Fuoco:
AB206 VF-21
AB206 VF-25
AB412 VF-52
AB412 VF-118
NH500D MM81919 / CC-77 was flying
Frosinone LIRH 20/12/2023
AB206 MM80892 / E.I.624
NH500E MM81263 / 72-50
NH500E MM81267 / 72-04
NH500E MM81271 / 72-08
NH500E MM81278 / 72-15
NH500E MM81300 / 72-37
AB206 VF-27
AW139 VF-139
Pratica di Mare LIRE 21/12/2023
Last spotting day of the year
In no particular order:
C-17A A7-MAP LHOB248
T-345A MM55248 / 61-206
P180 MM62161 IAM0107
P180 MM62203 IAM2855
KC-767A MM62226 / 14-01 IAM1432
P180 MM62287 IAM1481
P180 MM62304 / CC-1515 I2304
G-550A MM62329 / 14-13 SPERA02
AW109E MM81496 / CC-89 FIAMMA89
HH-139A MM81822 / 15-50 LEONE03
PH-139D MM81961 / 413 VOLPE413
PH-139D MM82002 / 418 VOLPE30
AW109 MM???? / GF-??? VOLPE03
MH-169A MM82048 / 508 VOLPE00
UH-169C MM82093 / CC-19 FIAMMA19
4x S208M flew over the airport in formation, neither of them read
Hope you had a good read