Fifth time I attend a Frecce Tricolori “round anniversary” airshow. 20 years have passed since the first time I have been in their home base in Rivolto!

The show was opened by the fly-by of a 14° Stormo KC-767A (wearing a special tail for the 8° Gruppo 100th Anniversary) and a 32° Stormo F-35. This fly-by was performed only on the media/spotter day on friday, on which the 100th Anniversary of the 2° Stormo (based here in Rivolto) was celebrated.

Landings of support aircraft: TH-500…

…and KC-767

SAR demo by a 15° Stormo HH-139B

Caproni Ca.3 and SPAD XIII replicas built by Fondazione Jonathan Collection

WeFly!Team flying Van’s RV-7, the only display team where two pilots have a physical disability

Finnish Air Force display team Midnight Hawks flying British Aerospace Hawk, in my opinion with a display too far away from the crowd

Spanish Air Force EF-18M Hornet, attending instead of Patrulla Aguila, transitioning from CASA C.101 Aviojet to Pilatus PC-21

Croatian Air Force display team Krila Oluje – Wings of Storm flying Pilatus PC-9

Civilian Latvian display team Baltic Bees flying Aero L-39 Albatros

The only airworthy G.91 in the world

Civilian display team Yakitalia flying Yak-52

Flying Bulls T-28 Trojan

Flying Bulls TAH-1 Cobra

Flying Bulls Bo.105

French Air Force CASA CN-235 supporting Patrouille de France

HH-139B performing the Flag Pass

Turkish Air Force display team Turk Yildizlari – Turkish Stars flying Canadair-built F-5 Tiger

Reparto Sperimentale Volo Eurofighter Typhoon

Swiss Air Force display team Patrouille Suisse flying F-5 Tiger, unfortunately due for retirement in 2027

Italian Air Force KA-350ER

Reparto Sperimentale Volo C-27J Spartan

Reparto Sperimentale Volo T-346

French Air Force display team Patrouille de France flying Alpha Jet

F-35B during hovering

Finally, at sunset, the Frecce Tricolori!
For the event, the rudder was repainted with the 65th Anniversary logo, the names of all pilots which flew with the team and the smoke colour used by each plane.

The Commander’s plane had a similarly-painted rudder, but with Savoy blue, the National Colour of Italy.

In flight it was possible to see the Frecce Tricolori past (G.91) and present (MB.339). On static display, the future of the team: a T-346 mock-up with a Pininfarina-designed Frecce Tricolori livery. In 2024, the T-346 was revealed to be the next Frecce Tricolori plane.