Aviano 12/07/2017 – Phantoms Phorever

On 12th july 2 Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantoms performed a fuel stop at Aviano on their way to the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford.

The leader’s plane had a new livery featuring Spook, the Phantom’s mascot:

Some Dutch Air Force helicopters were redeployed in Aviano for mountain flight training.
AH-64 Apache

CH-47 Chinook

Eurocopter Cougar

2 C-130s from Ramstein were redeployed for paratrooper training.

An Italian Air Force AMX from Istrana’s 51st Stormo performing a touch-and-go:

The base residents, F-16s belonging to 555th Fighter Squadron “Triple Nickel”…

…and to 510th Fighter Squadron “Buzzards”: