Most probably involved in the G8 that will take place in L’Aquila from Jul. 8 to Jul. 10, three US Army CH-47D (serialled 89-0141, 89-0143 and 89-0163) made a fuel stop on Jul. 5 at Rome Urbe airport. A US VH-60N was also spotted there.
The exclusive pictures in thispost were taken by Giovanni Maduli.
David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
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