Here go the first round of
random photos that I took at the 50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Air
Force.
PHOTOS
Tornado F.3 - Italy
This is the Tornado F.3 of the 12º Gruppo,
36º Stormo, of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana based at Gioia del
Colle.
Tornado F.3 - Italy
This is the port side of the fin.
Tornado F.3 - Italy
This is the starboard side of the
fin.
351º FLT means
351º Squadriglie.
The AMI decided to lease 24 Tornado ADVs from
the RAF for a 10-year period, to cover the gap before the service
entry of the Eurofighter.
The Tornados were assigned to two groups: 21º
Gruppo of 53º Stormo based at Cameri in northern Italy, and 12º
Gruppo of 36º Stormo based at Gioia del Colle in the south.
In 1999 the AMI decided to concentrate all
the Tornado ADVs at Gioia del Colle near Bari. This position is
more strategic than Cameri,close to Novara, in consideration to the
political situation in the former Yugoslavia.
The Tornado ADVs were completely
reconditioned to Stage One Plus (Stage 1+) configuration, and the
leasing contract also includes the supply of the radar-guided BAe
SkyFlash missile.
Gruppo - Squadron
Stormo - Wing
Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) - Italian Air Force
Squadriglie - Flight (FLT)
ADV - Air Defense Variant
RAF - Royal Air Force
BAe - British Aerospace
==========================================================================================================================
Eli Raphael, from Albatros Decals, has introduced a new line of
special marking decals called, Zotz.
This color scheme, and that of the Italian Tornado IDS on NATO Tiger Meet 2002 Pt. 7 will be two of the forthcoming releases .
This color scheme, and that of the Italian Tornado IDS on NATO Tiger Meet 2002 Pt. 7 will be two of the forthcoming releases .