The Frecce Tricolori, the Italian air patrol, will greet the Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix by flying over the starting straight of the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, next Sunday at 13:52 p.m., one minute before the transalpine national anthem.
Using smoke bombs, the national acrobatic patrol will create the longest Italian flag in the world, using nine planes (and one solo!) Aermacchi MB-339PAN with Rolls-Royce engine used since the 70s as a two-seater trainer.
Before that, on Friday afternoon, a reduced formation of Frecce Tricolori will make its mark during practice for the Grand Prix. As in previous times, Emilia-Romagna and its Motor Valley are the theater chosen to highlight Italian excellence.
The link between the Italian Air Force and the world of motor sports is well established: Innovation, modernity and technology are in fact the components that have always united the planes of the Italian Air Force and the motorcycle teams. . The Frecce Tricolori already know the skies of Misano, having flown over World Ducati Week in 2007 and in 2018, the year in which they also flew over the Mugello circuit during the MotoGP race.
Dare we suggest they also bring some yellow smoke bombs?
The 313th acrobatic training group “Frecce Tricolori”.
The 313th aerobatic training group, official name of the Frecce Tricolori, is a flight department of the Air Force made up of around a hundred soldiers, responsible for representing the capabilities of the entire armed forces .
Since March 1, 1961, the date of its creation at the Rivolto air base (UD), the Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale has had the honor of representing, through its spectacular acrobatics, the more than 40 men and women of the Italian army. Italian air and the values they defend every day: Cohesion, team spirit, professionalism, dedication and sacrifice.
The Frecce Tricolori, thanks to the organizational support of the entire armed forces, recently celebrated their 60th anniversary with a two-day event in Rivolto. The event, which took place on September 18 and 19 and was a success despite the necessary anti-covirus restrictions, took place in the presence of numerous institutional authorities, including the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
Spectators, around 8 for each of the two days, were able to witness the performances of four foreign aerobatic patrols, historic aircraft and numerous Air Force assets, both in the air and on the ground, as well as, of course, to the characteristic Frecce Tricolori show at the end of the program.
