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4 unusual facts about Italian Air Force


Guido Masiero

In December 1918, Guido Masiero was assigned to the Experimental Directorate of the Italian Air Force.

Hikōtei Jidai

Other than being a "retired Italian Air Force pilot", Porco's past is not discussed, although the rise of fascism and the sentiment against it are mentioned.

Sergio Stefanutti

This aircraft, in the second variation, is the first Italian aircraft to break the sound barrier; subsequently it was not adopted by Italian Air Force.

Tonight We Improvise

The family is popular with a local company of air force officers, who love the mother and flirt with the daughters; however, this behavior earns the family the disapproval of the rest of the town, as well as of Rico Verri, one of the other officers.


Carlo Negri

This Italian Air Force Wing is based at Galatina, the same airbase from which Negri had taken off for his fateful flight.

Festa della Repubblica

The ceremony continues in the afternoon with the opening of the gardens of the Quirinale Palace, seat of the President of the Republic and with musical performances by the band ensembles of the Italian Army, Italian Navy, Italian Air Force, the "Arma dei Carabinieri", State Police, the "Guardia di Finanza", the Penitentiary Police Corps and the State Forestry Corps.

Iveco VM 90

The Torpedo version is also supplied with ground forces of the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force.

Turbo-Union RB199

The RB199 has amassed over 5 million flight hours since entering service with the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, German Navy, Italian Air Force and Royal Saudi Air Force.

Vittorio Sanseverino

At the end of the war he was assigned to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Experimental Wing) of the re-established Italian Air Force based at Guidonia.


see also

Aeritalia G.222

On 18 July 1970, the first prototype took the aircraft's maiden flight with test pilot Vittorio Sanseverino at the controls; the Italian Air Force began evaluating the two prototypes in December 1971.

Marcel Junod

Among other events, he witnessed the bombardment of the city Dessie by the Italian air force, the use of mustard gas against civilian populations in the towns of Degehabur and Sassabaneh, and the plundering of Addis Ababa in the final days of the war.

Mario Fucini

He would remain in the Italian air force after World War I, rising through squadron commands to head up the Castiglione Fighter School.