6° Stormo open day - Ghedi 04/11/2023

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6° Stormo open day - Ghedi 04/11/2023

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On 4th November, anniversary of the end of World War 1 on the Italian Front, Italy celebrates the Armed Services and National Unity Day.
On this day or in the nearest weekend it is customary to have open days in some military bases and public displays in major cities. Being the year of the 100th Anniversary of the Italian Air Force, almost all Italian Air Force bases hosted open days.

I visited Ghedi Air Base, home of the 6° Stormo with Tornados (soon to be retired) and F-35s.
Due to other committments, I could not remain until the afternoon, when 2 Tornados and an F-35 performed a fly-over.

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
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Aermacchi AMX from Istrana's 51° Stormo
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Eurofighter Typhoon from 51° Stormo
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Aermacchi MB.339 from Galatina's 61° Stormo
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Gate guardian Panavia Tornado IDS. As far as I know, this special livery was applied after its retirement, and it never flew with this livery.
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Gate guardian Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
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Hot air balloon with the event banner
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Re: 6° Stormo open day - Ghedi 04/11/2023

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Great pictures. Those little MB's still going strong!
No pictures of operational Tornado?
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Re: 6° Stormo open day - Ghedi 04/11/2023

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Alpha Kilo One wrote: ↑19 Nov 2023, 11:21 Those little MB's still going strong!
And they will be for quite a few years! Only few M.345s were delivered as replacement, it will be a lot of time before they will be completely replaced.
Alpha Kilo One wrote: ↑19 Nov 2023, 11:21 No pictures of operational Tornado?
Nope, sorry... there were some parked with stairs next to them, but I personally do not like pictures of planes obstructed by stairs.
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