An Italian Air Force precision demonstration team flew a colorful green, white and red display over the Las Vegas Strip as part of a North American tour heading to Los Angeles and Huntington Beach, California, for the Valentine’s Day holiday. USA independence.
LAS VEGAS – An Italian Air Force precision demonstration team took a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday as part of a North American trip to Los Angeles and Huntington Beach, California. for the US Independence Day holiday.
The Italian Aeronautica Militare team is called the Frecce Tricolori, or “Tricolor Arrows” in English. It compares to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, based at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.
The Italian team flew over the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Wednesday and refueled in Nellis as part of a 2024 North American tour, including nine events and 17 flyovers.
Lt. Col. Massimiliano Salvatore, commander of the Frecce Tricolori, noted in a statement provided by Nellis that the trip to the U.S. and Canada is the Italian National Aerobatic Team’s first in more than three decades.
The wing is based at Rivolto Air Base in the northeastern Italian province of Udine. It has 10 pilots flying Italian-made Aermacchi MB-339 jets.
Flights are scheduled next week, we’ll pass through the cities of San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Sacramento, California, before heading to Canada.
Returning to the US, screenings are scheduled for July 27-28 in Chicago and Milwaukee, followed by flights and events in August in cities including Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC and Boston.
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