Pisa
Transport / Training Base was our host for one day of visit. Above the
C-130-J-30
The
C-130-J Hercules Transportplane, in the sun just before a tremendous
shower
Zwijgzaam
staat deze Packard tegenover een prachtig ingericht memorial-gebouw.
Frontaal spiegelend in de ruiten van het memorial, als een blijvende
herinnering aan de neergehaalde Italiaanse Hercules tijdens de Balkan
crisisin Bosnie.
Dit tragische ongeval leidde tot nieuwe inzichten hoe in dit soort
situaties te handelen.
A permanent place for
this packard in front of a memorial building, as a reminder of the
shot-down hercules during the Balkan crisis in Bosnia.
CAPTT
static trainer - Cockpit Avionic Part Task Trainer
Instructor
gives an explanation, special equipment like the PMA (Portable Maintenance
Aid) reads the mission computer. Data usefull for the debriefings after a
trainingsmission. By
the way, the PMA has such a weight that it's nickname is PMA (Portable My
Ass....)
The
other Trainer, the OFT (Operational Flight Trainer)
Next
to the CAPTT, a second OFT will be built soon.
G-222
is used for several humanitarian missions, such as in Afghanistan
Next
generation Lockheed Martin/Fiat C-27J transporter for the Italian Airforce
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the article in Dutch click
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the article in English click
We'd like to thank our hosts for this opportunity to report about the
airbase !