Some pics from the biggest airshow in Italy, held on 14th September on the beaches of the popular holiday location near Venice. Unfortunately, weather was overcast during the airshow.
The show was opened by a Police AgustaWestland AW139 and two water scooter:
Guardia di Finanza AgustaWestland AW169 LUH, which simulated a boat interception with a patrol craft:
Vigili del Fuoco (firefighting corps) AgustaWestland AW139, which demonstrated the use of the bambi bucket:
Tactical demo by the Italian Army Aviation 5th Reggimento Rigel, with a NHI UH-90…
…escorted by 2 AgustaWestland AH-129 Mangusta, which “strafed” the beach:
The UH-90 started hovering to drop a group of “lagunari” of the Reggimento Serenissima, Italian Army’s marine infantry (not to be mistaken for the Reggimento San Marco, which belongs to the Navy):
The lagunari swam to the beach with SCUBA gear…
…and secured it to allow an amphibious landing in order to rescue some civilians in a conflict zone:
SAR demo by the 15th Stormo “mammajut” with an AgustaWestland HH-139:
Armée del’Air et de l’Espace’s Dassault Rafale Solo Display:
Replicas of a Caproni Ca.3 and of the SPAD XIII flown by top-scoring Italian WW1 Ace Francesco Baracca, both built by Fondazione Jonathan Collection:
Royal Jordanian Falcons:
Swiss Air Force F-18 Hornet solo display:
Fly-bys by several Italian Air Force assets:
C-130J Hercules
ATR P-72 maritime patrol plane
KC-767 tanker simulating the air-to-air refueling of two Typhoons
E-550 CAEW escorted by two F-35
The F-35 then performed several high-speed fly-bys. Unfortunately, all photos are blurry.
Interception demo by the Typhoons, with the P-72 posing as the intruder:
Reparto Sperimentale Volo’s Eurofighter Typhoon:
Equipe de Voltige de l’Armée de l’Air’s Extra 300
Reparto Sperimentale Volo’s C-27J Spartan:
Reparto Sperimentale Volo’s T-346. Only two days before the show, the T-346 was officially revealed to be the replacement for the MB.339 as the ride for the Frecce Tricolori display team.
And finally the Frecce Tricolori, recently returned from their North American tour:
