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Every year on Francesco Baracca Airfield, in Nervesa della Battaglia, near the Piave river in Italy, there is a small airshow to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Italian top scoring Ace Francesco Baracca, who flew from this airfield and was shot down and killed near this place on 19 june ...

Hi, this morning on FlightRadar24 I noticed that one of British Airways' olympic special, A319 G-EUOH "Golden Dove", was heading towards Linate. Unfortunately, the light was quite bad... http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/linate/_MG_0249_030612.jpg http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/linate...

Hi, some days ago I went with a friend to the Swiss air bases of Alpnach and Meiringen. Eurocopter EC-635 in Alpnach: http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/militari/_MG_8314_260412.jpg A PC-7 from the display team PC-7 Team used for communication purposes in Meiringen: http://www.golfvictorspottin...

Thank you for your info, Grimmi!
That's some great news! 25/04 is an Italian national holiday (liberation of Italy and end of WW2), and I have to pass near Alpnach to go to Meiringen I'll try to get those CH-53s too

Hi, I've read on the Scramble Intelligence Service that from 16-04 to 11-05 in Meiringen there will be a repetition course for FliegerStaffeln 8 and 11. What can I expect if I go there? Does that mean there will be an increase in flying activity? Will they fly during week-ends? Thanks in advance for...

Hi, this week there have been 2 Russian surprises in Malpensa (ok, the Antonov is actually Ukrainian, but when it was built it was still in the URSS...) First of all, the Beast herself, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, that loaded some components for a refinery. The last time it landed in Malpensa was in 2...

Hi, for my birthday, my university friends gave me as a present a seaplane ride above the Lake of Como (northern Italy) with the most important seaplane flying school in Italy, and one of the most important in Europe. My birthday is in november, but since weather in northern Italy during autumn and ...

Hi, here are some photos from my trip to Samedan airport. An Heli Bernina Ecureuil turning hard before landing http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/eli/_MG_7188_120212.jpg REGA A109 http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/eli/_MG_7098_120212.jpg http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/eli/_MG_710...

Hi, here are some shots taken this month, on various days, at Malpensa. The first batch of photos were taken in a very clear day, with the snowy Alps in the background :D Boeing 737-700 Transavia http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/malpensa/_MG_6368_171211.jpg EasyJet's 100th Airbus http://www.g...

Do you have an idea what these Danish choppers are doing there, so far away from home? I'm sure they are based in Orio. It is quite common for Italian aircraft to be registered abroad due to heavy taxation: almost all gliders are registered in Germany, general aviation planes are mainly registered ...

Hi, here are some shots taken yesterday at Orio al Serio, an airport dedicated to low-cost carriers (Ryanair owns most of the slots) and some cargo flights (mainly DHL postal services). The most waited plane was an ATU Cargo Tupolev Tu-204, but it didn't show up (unless it arrived when it was too da...

I spent 2 days spotting in Malpensa airport. I rarely go there, so I don't see very often 747s. Here is a small collection, with a small (well, not quite :D ) surprise the second day. Shots from the 16.10. Nippon Cargo Airlines http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/malpensa/_MG_5790_161011.jpg Car...

This morning in Milan a Super Puma of the Swiss company Eagle Helicopters carried the parts of the antenna of Cesar Pelli Tower (that, when completed, will become Italy's tallest building). http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/eli/_MG_5755_151011.jpg http://www.golfvictorspotting.it/photos/eli/_M...

Hi, in order to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Amsterdam-Rome route, KLM organized a short tour with the Dutch Dakota Association's DC-3 in KLM livery. Few lukcy ones were also able to book a short flight on board this beautiful plane. The first italian city visited by the DC-3...

During the Grand Prix of Italy, Milan Linate airport (che closest to the Monza racetrack) sees a huge traffic of helicopters (used as shuttles to the racetrack) and business jets. It's the only week-end where you can still see 5 or more aircraft queued for take-off, like in the good ol' days. I'm st...