Air Force's 100th-anniversary

Reconnaissance and bombing biplane Ansaldo S.V.A. 9

M.39, 1926 On Nov. 13, 1926, M.39, with Maj. De Bernardi at the controls, won the 9th Schneider Cup in Norfolk, covering the 350-kilometer circuit at an average of 396.7 km/h and setting a new world speed record for seaplanes.

Macchi M.39 racing seaplane with Arturo Ferrarin

Racing seaplane M.C.72

Agello Record Agello M.C.72, 23.10.1934 On 23 October 1934, in Desenzano del Garda, Warrant Officer Francesco Agello raised the world speed record to 709.209 kmph, flying this Macchi C.72 powered by a Fiat AS.6 engine capable of up to 3,000 HP.

Macchi M.C.200 fighter aircaft

Macchi M.C.202 fighter aircaft

M.C. 205 "Veltro" fighter aircraft

Macchi M.C.200 "Saetta" fighter aircaft

CR.42 fighter aircraft, Northern Africa, 1942

The MB.326 trainer jet first flight, 10 December 1957

ITAF F-104 fighter aircraft, 1962

FIAT G.91 della Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale "Frecce Tricolori"

Visit of Military Academy students at the Agusta plant, Cascina Costa di Samarate (Varese) 1968 In the background an AB 205. Archivio Storico Agusta, Cascina Costa (VA)

Visit by Military Academy students to the Agusta plant in 1967 In the background an AB204. Archivio Storico Agusta, Cascina Costa (VA)

NH 500

First flight of the G.222 military transport aircraft, Turin 1970

A109 Italian Air Force

First flight of the Tornado multi role fighter X-586 prototype, Caselle Torinese (Turin)

First prototype of the MB339 training aircraft,, Venegono Superiore (Varese)1976

HH-3F SAR

Ditching of HH-3F SAR

HH-3F flying over Rome

Two Tornado fighter aircraft in flight

ITAF Agusta Sikorsky HH-3F Combat during Iraqi operation

Agusta Bell AB212 SAR

First MB-339PAN, 1982

The MB-339PAN is the current aircraft used by the Frecce Tricolori National Aerobatic Team.

Assembly of the first AM-X prototype in Alenia's plant, Caselle Torinese (TO), 1983

NH500 training helicopter

NH500 helicopter during NATO operation "Allied Force" in Kosovo, 2002

Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon

Radar RAT 31DL, Borgopiave (Latina), 1994

ITAF Agusta Sikorsky HH-3F Combat during Iraqi operations

First joint exercise in Moron, 2004 4 Nation first joint exercise in Moron. The 11 Squadron RAF, 9 Squadron ITAF, 732 Squadron of JG-73 GAF and111 Squaron from ALa-11 SPAF are in echelon. The aircrat are from RAF Coningsby, England, Grosseto, Italy, Laage, Germany and Moron, Spain.

G.222 in flight during the open day at the Amendola Air Force Base in Amendola (Foggia), 2002

C-27J Spartan air refuelling by an ITAF KC-767 tanker

The ITAF C-27J Spartan reaches the 5.000 flight hours milestone, May 2009

Italian Air Force SF-260 basic trainer

Italian Air Force 15th wing AW101

Italian Air Force 15º Stormo AW139M

The Italian Air Foce and Leonardo, 100 years together in flight

It has been from the early 20th century that the stories of the Italian Air Force, Leonardo and the Italian aeronautics industry have been interwoven through the events of over a hundred years. A journey dotted with the technological innovations that have marked the history of the Italian nation.