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Italian Air Force F-16 broke the sound barrier

Trento, Italy - To intercept a Russian aircraft which was violating Italian airspace

An Italian F-16 from the 23rd Interceptor Group belonging to the 5th Wing, has taken off yesterday around 3:10am from the Pisignano base (Ravenna, Emilia Romagna Region), following the signal from Poggio Renatico-base Operative Command of Air Forces (COFA) that called the alert for a Russian plane flying from Alicante in Spain to Moscow, which violated Italian airspace. The Italian fighter jet, once...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121785
Rome, Italy, 06/08/2005 14:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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