The Manifestazione Aerea del Centenario dell’Aeronautica Militare, held at Pratica di Mare air base, was truly an airshow for the ages. Aiming to tell the entire history of the Italian Air Force, the show exclusively featured current and former types operated by the air arm, with no foreign military contributions.
Historic highlights included a CA.3 and G.91 restored to flight especially for the occasion, and an F-104 Starfighter shipped over from the United States. Modern highlights included the Air Parade, featuring 87 aircraft of 24 distinct types, as well as solo displays by the Reparto Sperimentale Volo and the inimitable Frecce Tricolori.
Time | Display |
00:02 | Caproni CA.3, SPAD VII |
00:03 | Spitfire Mk.Vc |
00:04 | P-38L Lightning |
00:06 | The Horsemen (x2 P-51D Mustang, P-51B Mustang) |
00:08 | x3 FIAT G.46 |
00:10 | P-47D Thunderbolt |
00:12 | Douglas DC-6B |
00:14 | CT-133 Silver Star Mk.3 |
00:15 | CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 |
00:17 | Bomber formation (A-11B Ghibli, A-200 Tornado, FIAT G.91R) |
00:22 | Fighter formation (CL-13B, TF-104G, F-2000A, F-35A) |
00:25 | Trainer formation (U-208A, T-260B, MB-326E, MB-326K, G.46, T-6, FT-339CD, T-346A) |
00:28 | Air Parade (various types) |
00:43 | RSV C-27J Spartan |
00:46 | RSV T-346A Master |
00:49 | RSV F-2000A Typhoon |
00:51 | Frecce Tricolori (x10 AT-339A-PAN) |