Jun 28, 2024 | Aviation Article
Authors: Ian French & Jon Astley Photography: Ian French 4° Reggimento was established in 1976 at Bolzano and controlled all alpine units. It had three squadrons originally. 24° Gruppo Squadroni “ORIONE” at Belluno (South Tyrol). 24° Gruppo Squadroni was...
May 9, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Jackie Rodgers 1° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “ANTARES” 1° Reggimento was originally formed in 1976 with 11° Gruppo “ERCOLE”, later 51° Gruppo “LEONE” and 12° Gruppo GRU, now disbanded....
Apr 30, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French & Brian Rodgers Photography: Ian French The organisation and role of Italian Army Aviation has undergone significant and frequent radical changes over its life making a thorough, succinct and coherent history rather challenging. The Army...
Mar 17, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French, USMC, Royal Norwegian Air Force & Swedish Air Force Nordic Response was originally a Norwegian exercise called Cold Response, which took place every two years. With the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden,...
Jan 6, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Força Aérea Brasileira & Ian French Part 1 of the Força Aérea Brasileira covered the wing structure and this artcile, Part 2, covers the units outside of that structure. The first unit is Grupo de Transporte Especial (GTE) at...
Dec 6, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Força Aérea Brasileira & Ian French The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) is the aerospace branch of the Brazilian armed forces and is managed by the Aeronautics Command (Comando da Aeronáutica – COMAer). COMAer was created in 1999....
