Reparto Sperimentale Volo (RSV / 311° Gruppo) Pratica di Mare (Italy) on the flightline at the good-bye event of the Italian Starfighter.

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Photographer Franco Storaro

Originally 21263 and then 133263 in Canadian service, becoming N263KK and C-FUPK on the civil circuit. Acquired by Top Gun Voltige, La Roche-sur-Yon in 2019, returned to flying condition and finished to represent an aircraft of the French AF's École d'Aviation de Chasse.

Another extraordinary formation during the Italian Air Force anniversary festivities

An extraordinary formation by any standard!

Still flying with 423ª SC in this special scheme, which also appears on two other S.208s

Preserved at Pratica di Mare since withdrawal from use

One of the individual tail schemes now carried by the MB.339s of the Frecce

Two S-11s from the Fokker Four display team, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022, were present at the Pratica di Mare show

An alternative view to my upload at #579764. One of the absolute stars of the Italian AF 100th anniversary celebrations in 2023

Looking immaculate and clearly well looked after here at Pratica where it is preserved. No stranger to British enthusiasts, having been the star of the 1985 Fairford IAT when operational with 14º Stormo as an electronics calibration aircraft.

No longer operational and displayed in the historic park

A 1943-built L-5 resident at Voghera - Rivanazzano after a 2,000-hour restoration

Although some 754 G.91s were built, none remained airworthy after the type's retirement in 1992. MM6305 began a programme of restoration by Renzo Catellani's Volafenice team and the Italian Air Force at Piacenza in 2021 and was flown again under registration I-AMIC for the first time just two days before this appearance at the Italian Air Force 100th anniversary celebrations. Although painted as a G.91PAN of the Frecce Tricolori, its service life had been with 2º Stormo in the regular NATO camouflage. Undoubtedly one of the stars of the show along with the F-104.

Smartly attired in Italian AF livery in the historic park at Pratica, this P.166 is familiar from its appearances in a civilian livery using Italian flag colours at UK airshows. It was built in 1962 as the prototype P.166B Portofino registered I-PIAS, then converted by Piaggio as a P.166C feederliner demonstrator. Sold to Transavio for services Milan-Linate and Pisa to Elba, last flown in 1985 and stored at Milan-Bresso for 18 years. By 2002 it was in very poor condition and was bought for €50 for restoration, carried out at Rome's Guidonia AB over 17,500 hours, flying again in November 2011.