Il Meraviglioso, a brief history of ItAF 9th Gruppo.

Product code 9788831993029


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.


Also in this series:
product Publisher/Brand Series/scale Price €
Fiat G91Y 'Yankee" IAS-14Fiat G91Y 'Yankee"Aviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 17€ 17.39
Gli ultimi caccia a pistoni: una storia per immagini/ Italian Air Force last piston engined fighters, a Photo history ias-sGli ultimi caccia a pistoni: una storia per immagini/ Italian Air Force last piston engined fighters, a Photo historyAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 29€ 21.97
Grumman HU16A Albatross Grumman HU16A AlbatrossAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 20€ 17.39
Il Thunderjet in Italia, una storia per immagini - Thunderjet in Italy, a pictorial history Il Thunderjet in Italia, una storia per immagini - Thunderjet in Italy, a pictorial historyAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 15€ 25.64
Italian Helicopters - special color and unusual liveries Italian Helicopters - special color and unusual liveriesAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 36€ 21.06
Lockheed T33A/RT33A Shooting Star IAS-8Lockheed T33A/RT33A Shooting StarAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 8€ 17.39
Piaggio PD808 ias35Piaggio PD808Aviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 35€ 18.30
S2C-5 Helldiver in Italian Air force and Navy Service IAS-13S2C-5 Helldiver in Italian Air force and Navy ServiceAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 13€ 13.72
Storie di Grilli e Paperi, A brief history of Italian 102nd Squadron (102 Gruppo) Storie di Grilli e Paperi, A brief history of Italian 102nd Squadron (102 Gruppo)Aviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 25€ 17.39
Tornado ADV - Air Defense Variant Tornado ADV - Air Defense VariantAviation Collectibles CompanyItalian Aviation Series 22€ 17.39
Product description

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



Shopping cart

Your shopping cart is empty.
 

Shop near Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. LOOK INSIDE !

When in the Netherlands,
visit our shop near
Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport.

Click on the image below for
extended tour.

 

  • aviationshopsupplies.com
  • aviationmegatrade.com