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Ten Aermacchi MB-339 PAN jets from the Italian Air Force display team, Frecce Tricolori, were performing their "pierced heart" (Italian: Cardioide, German: Durchstoßenes Herz) formation. In this formation, two groups of aircraft trace out a heart shape in front of the audience along the runway.
The Frecce Tricolori (Italian: [ˈfrettʃe trikoˈloːri]; lit. ' Tricolour Arrows '), officially known as the 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN) Frecce Tricolori ("313th Acrobatic Training Group, National Aerobatic Team (PAN) Frecce Tricolori"), is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force.
On the occasion of an air show organized for 16 and 17 September 2023 by the Aeroclub of Turin at the Turin-Aeritalia Airport, which included participation from private aircraft and the Italian Air Force, including the Frecce Tricolori, and as part of a series of events celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Air Force, Turin-Caselle Airport was chosen to host the PAN aircraft during ...
An Italian Air force precision demonstration team made a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday as part of a North American tour headed to Los Angeles and ...
Italy’s famous Frecce Tricolori conducted a colorful flyover of Milan on May 25, kicking off an extended tour of the country that will feature aerial performances in support of domestic response ...
27 May – Capt. Pier Gianni Petri of the Frecce Tricolori crashed and died at the RAF Mildenhall Airshow. Capt. Petri was flying a Fiat G91 which failed to recover from its dive during a "Bomb Burst" maneuver and crashed near the village of Beck Row. No one on the ground was injured during the accident.
[17] [18] The M-345 is intended to replace Italian Air Force MB-339s as a basic trainer, and with the Frecce Tricolori. [19] Many of its operators, such as the Royal New Zealand Air Force, chose to procure the type during the 1980s and 1990s as a replacement for various aging jet-powered attack aircraft, such as the British-built BAC ...
An Aermacchi MB-339 of the Italian Air Force's Frecce Tricolori aerobatic demonstration team crashed near Caselle Airport, Turin, Italy. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and survived. A 5-year-old girl was killed on the ground, and three others were injured. [291] [292] 17 September