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Philippines: S-211, the basic trainer that turns into a fighter interceptor

Manila, Philippines - It happened for the Asian country's Air Force which grounded its high-performance airplanes

No one in the aviation sector in Italy could have maybe thought it: an Italian-made basic trainer expected to perform a role which belongs to supersonic fighters for the air space defence of another country. It happened today to date in the Philippines and this situation is likely to go on for at least six years, as recently announced by the Asian state’s Air Force. The SIAI-Marchetti S-211, from w...

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Rome, Italy, 09/30/2005 13:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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