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Series Italian Aviation Series 23
Publisher/Brand Aviation Collectibles Company
Author Gabriele Brancaccio
Format a4
No. Pages 64
Version Soft cover
Language Italian/English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory Rest of Europe » Italy
Availability Product out of stock and no longer available.
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Written by Gabriele Brancaccio, appreciated historian as well as 1st W/O, still in service in Grosseto, the book tells the story of the 9th Gruppo which is, undoubtedly, one of the most famous and important unit of the Italian Air Force. Over 100 years of history! From birth in Villaverla, to the fighting in Africa, above Malta and at home. The reconstruction, the years with the Sabre and with the unforgettable F-104 Starfighter, finally the passage on the F-2000 Typhoon, always defending our skies!
A story not to be missed!
The chapters:
The origins of the IX Group
Reconstitution and the Second World War
Hunting on Malta
Paolo Voltan - the defense of Sicily
The post-war period
The arrival of the Starfighter
The "Typhoons" and the future
The new 9th Group
"A Vitriaria
The casaccia of the IX Group
The "Ballade" of the IX Caccia Group
Appendices (acknowledgements and bibliography)
33 photographs in b / w
85 color photographs
2 patch reproductions