Italian Air Force Centenary Airshow | Airshow Dispatches S06E05

The Manifestazione Aerea del Centenario dell’Aeronautica Militare, held at Pratica di Mare air base, was truly an airshow for the ages. Aiming to tell the entire history of the Italian Air Force, the show exclusively featured current and former types operated by the air arm, with no foreign military contributions.

Historic highlights included a CA.3 and G.91 restored to flight especially for the occasion, and an F-104 Starfighter shipped over from the United States. Modern highlights included the Air Parade, featuring 87 aircraft of 24 distinct types, as well as solo displays by the Reparto Sperimentale Volo's Typhoon, C-27J Spartan and T-346A Master and the inimitable Frecce Tricolori.

Other types to feature include the three P-51 Mustangs of the Horsemen, the Sabre, DC-6, Spitfire, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, AMX A-11B Ghibli, A-200 Tornado, KC-767, F-35A Lightning, F-35B Lightning and more.