Rivolto (LIPI) Frecce Tricolori 55th Anniversary 5-6/9/15

[Dysko]

I know, I'm a bit late

This year the Italian Air Force display team Frecce Tricolori celebrated the 55th Anniversary since its foundation.
To celebrate this event, a unusually (for Italy) big airshow was organized on their homebase, Rivolto military airport.
The Italian Air Force showed almost all its airplanes, and several foreign display teams and airplanes were invited.

Alitalia A319 carrying VIPs, escorted by 3 Typhoons






Flag pass by HH-139


Team Paramotoristi Audaci


Belgian F-16


Polish MiG-29 Fulcrum. Its livery is dedicated to Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, 3rd top scoring Polish Ace of WW2.


Dutch Apache


Austrian Saab 105 in Tiger Meet livery




Extra 300 flown by Aude Lemordant, current female aerobatic flight world champion


Breitling Wingwalkers


Finnish Defence Forces display team Midnight Hawks




For the first time in Italy, Saudi Hawks








Their support C-130


Royal Jordanian Falcons




Turkish Stars




Spanish Air Force display team Patrulla Aguila




Patrouille de France


Their support Transall C-160


Polish Air Force's Team Iskra


Belgian Air Component display team Red Devils


WeFly! Team, an ultralight display team flown by disabled pilots


HH-212 for aerial footage


KC-767


C-130J-30


Legend Formation, composed by almost every Italian Air Force trainer since WW2: North American T-6 Texan, Fiat G.59, Aermacchi MB.326, MB.339A, MB.339CD and M.346


AW149


HH-101 Caesar, SpecOps version of the AW101


M.346


A flight of Typhoon with tails dedicated to top scoring WW1 Italian Ace Francesco Baracca


A replica of Francesco Baracca's Spad XIII. Does the prancing horse drawing on its fuselage look familiar to you? It was Baracca's personal symbol, and after his death the Baracca family donated the symbol to a young Enzo Ferrari, telling him "Put this symbol on your racing cars. It will bring you luck". The only change was the tail, moved to upright position.


F-2000 Typhoon


Inflight refueling demo between KC-130J and HH-101...


...and between KC-767 and Tornado with AMX


Frecce Tricolori, which sported a slightly revised livery to celebrate the anniversary.








The new figure, the "Scintilla Tricolore" ("3-coloured spark").


That's all, thanks for watching

[Pluim]

Very nice pics.

[jaah]

Cool pics. It looks like is was a great show

[FNF Rafale]

Great shooting !
Thanks for sharing. Amongst all, it is great to see this "Legend Formation".
A scarce moment !
Marc

[Basman]

Beautiful set!

Bas

[Bennie]

A formation of two Eurofighters wearing the same code (36-10).... Coincidence??

[frank kramer]

Coincidence? Not entirely of course... 36 Stormo's 10 Gruppo CIO is named after Francesco Baracca and has "the" horse for its badge; it is 5 years ago this year that 10 Gruppo transferred from 37 Stormo at Trappani to 36 Stormo at Gioia del Colle. Apparently, that's cause for special tails (and probably a party ) Anyway, the only way to distinguish between the two is the MM-number high on the tail...

[Glidepath]

nice stuff, thanks for showing.
great formation of old and new trainers. multo bello