Last Thursday I was privileged to be part of a group to visit the Italian Navy and the Guardia di Finanza at Grottaglie. The latter of which gave us a private flying demonstration :biggrin:
It was a very special day, as Grottaglie is the home base of the Wolves with their AV-8B+/TAV-8B Harriers :win:
Sadly we didn't get any flying, all airworthy aircraft had been forward deployed whilst work was undertaken on base however the ground crew were busy getting as many of the remaining aircraft ready to go as possible as the unit is now on alert to assist in a little place beginning with S should they be needed. Hence why the specially painted aircrafts tail has been replaced to preserve the scheme.
Anyway, our hosts were superb and it's a day I won't forget for a very very long time.
Andy
AV-8B+ Harrier 1-07 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
AB-412 MM81452 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
AV-8B+ Harrier 1-11 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
SH-90A 3-14 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
AV-8B+ Harrier 1-10 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
AV-8B+ Harrier 1-06 1-09 1-19 plus TAV-8B 1-01 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
SH-90A 3-14 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
SH-90A 3-12 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
TAV-8B Harrier 1-02 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
AV-8B+ Harrier 1-07 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
SH-3D 6-01 by Andrew Evans, on Flickr
