Frecce Tricolori: Italian pride will color the skies of Trani of green, white and red. On May 12th everyone will be looking in the air for the Air Show of the Air Force’s aerobatic team, the only event in Southern Italy.
There are many side events from Friday to Sunday
The National Aerobatic Team not only represents the excellence and dynamism of the Italian Air Force; it is a wealth of emotions that manages to unite the country in a single embrace. With its evolutions, it embodies team spirit and passion for flying, inspiring national pride. Each performance is an aerial dance that leaves spectators in admiration for the precision and harmony of the flight.
The roar of the engines of the Aermacchi MB-339A PAN will announce the arrival of an unparalleled spectacle in Trani – unique Air show 2024 in Southern Italy – where the sky becomes a canvas on which to paint breathtaking swirls, transforming the performances into true works of art, masterfully brushed with green, white and red.
The city of Trani is preparing to welcome one of the most loved and recognized symbols of Italy in the world. The event, organized by the Air Force, Aero Club of Italy and the City of Trani, falls on the day after the centenary of the Air Force, since it became an autonomous armed force in 1923. The Air Force has marked the epic of flight in Italy and around the world and is inextricably linked to the City of Trani through the exploits of its illustrious aviators. We remember Lieutenant Giuseppe de Robertis, military pilot in the war period, silver medal for military valor, and the Atlantic flyer Pietro Lettini, silver medal for aeronautical valor.
The National Aerobatic Team (PAN) is the flagship of the Air Force, it has the honor of representing, with spectacular aerial acrobatics, over 40,000 men and women and values such as cohesion, team spirit, professionalism, dedication and sacrifice.
In the global aeronautical scene there are many prestigious aerobatics teams, but the 313th Acrobatic Training Group – this is the official name of the Frecce Tricolori – is undoubtedly the most famous.
Much awaited it is the show which will see the PAN, led by the new commander Massimiliano Salvatore, with 9 vehicles in formation plus a soloist, draw in the sky on the Cristoforo Colombo seafront of Trani (starting from 3.30pm on Sunday 12 May) the stunts that made her great.
The Frecce performance will be preceded by the SAR demo of the 36th wing of Gioia del Colle which will simulate a rescue action at sea with the HH139 helicopter. Also planned is the simulation of an operation to combat illicit trafficking, carried out by the Aeronaval Operations Department of the Guardia di Finanza of Bari, the overflight of two Eurofighter Typhoons of the 36th fighter wing of Gioia del Colle.
At 3.30pm there will be an acrobatic air show.
In the evening, starting from 7.30 pm, in Piazza Quercia it is expected a concert with performances by musical groups to greet the Frecce tricolori.
A full program will enliven the city starting from Friday 10 May with an evening in Piazza Quercia edited by main sponsor of the three days Maldarizzi Automotive. The dealer from Southern Italy represents another excellence in the sector, recently awarded as Italy’s Best Employers 2024.
In the afternoon of Saturday 11 May the aircraft of the acrobatic team will be heard whizzing along the Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo for the general test (3.30pm).
The notes of concert by the Fanfare of the Air Force School Command of the III Air Region they will resonate in Piazza Quercia from 7.00 pm (free entry) with the participation of the Asd Para Dos Tango Tango Academy and the South Dance Center dance studio of Trani. At the opening of the concert, the awarding of honorary citizenship to the Air Force is scheduledapproved by the City Council on April 8th.
Saturday and Sunday in Piazza Plebiscito, starting from 10:00 amwill be set up the Air Force village.
The Trani event will also be characterized by some themed initiatives by the DUC. – Urban Commercial District – Trani, which will be announced in the coming days. In particular, some photographic contests designed for the city’s activities and public establishments and initiatives that will involve the city’s schools are planned.
The history of National Acrobatic Team it is the story of a dream that continues to fly beyond all limits and on May 12th it will soar in the skies of Trani, flying over the dazzling beauty of the city which embraces centuries of history in a liaison continues between sky and sea.
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