WELCOME
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON !
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GOODBYE
STARFIGHTER GROSSETO |
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On Grosseto still rules the activity concerning the Starfighter ! (2004) |
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Within the AMI (Aeronautica Militaire / Italian Airforce) we find the 4th
Stormo (4th wing) with the 9e Gruppo (9th Sqn).
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It’s an important Air-defence unit with Quick Reaction Alert (QRA)
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There is activity that morning on the flightline and the runway the day
we visit.
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An F-104S-ASA-M shows this characteristic howling sound of the J-79
engine, a unique sound nostalgic in short time.
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We do realize that this will be the last time we'll hear it on this
base,
pilots will also say goodbye to a very beloved plane
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And let's be frank, what a sight, this living legend on the Grosseto
concrete, still there's a time of coming and going.
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Goodbye Starfighter, Welcome first Eurofighter called 'TYPHOON'. |
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AMI's Elite 4th Stormo's experience in the OCU squadron makes it
selected to receive as the first the Eurofighter ! |
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It gives a warm feeling on a hot day to see this plane land, flown by
two Italian pilots |
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On arrival it shuffle's off his chute as if he would say: 'Well, here I
am ! ' |
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A short ride to the hangar where it will be parked and admired by a
handfull of VIP's and press |
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In no time the machines is handled off, and parked in it's new home. Who
wouldn't have his picture overhere ? |
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The first pilots being considered to fly Eurofighter were the F-104
exchange pilots who built up their experience...
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...in the USA on F-16, France on Mirage 2000 and Canada on the F-18
Hornet in the fly-by-wire techniques. |
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GOODBYE
STARFIGHTER GROSSETO ! WELCOME TYPHOON ! |
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