bianco 95: my Dad.
This is the chronological story of my dad, born in 1933 whose career in the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) spans nearly 4 decades.
16.06.1952 Date of Enlistment
05.11.1952 Military Training at Montezemolo barracks in Rome
05.12.1952 211th Flight Squadron School – Gioia del Colle
07.12.1952 1st Flight on Macchi M 416
02.02.1953 Solo flight take off after 13h 10m dual controls
30.03.1953 212th Flight Squadron – Brindisi Airport. Visual Flight, Instrument Flight, Dual formation Flight
04.06.1953 1st Flight on AT6
14.09.1953 Solo flight take off on AT6
20.10.1953 213th Flight Squadron – Lecce Airport. Dual controls (with instructor pilot), Solo flights, Visual flights, Air navigation, Formation flying, Reconnaissance flight, Instrument flight, Shooting exercises, all on AT6.
05.02.1954 1st Flight on Fiat G.59
22.02.1954 Solo flight take off on Fiat G.59
23.03.1954 1st Flight on Piaggio P148. Acrobatic flights, Formation flying, Dogfight, Shooting exercises on mobile targets, all on AT6 and G.59
07.05.1954 1st Flight, solo flight on F.51
01.06.1954 Shooting exercise at Punta della Contessa (Brindisi) on P.51
20.07.1954 Transferred to the Centro Addestramento al Volo – IIa Zona Aerea Territoriale (Flight Training Centre – 2nd Territorial Air Space)
09.08.1954 1st Flight on L.5. Dual Controls
11.08.1954 Solo flight take off on L.5
02.09.1954 1st Flight on Fiat G.46. Dual Controls
02.09.1954 Solo flight take off on Fiat G.46
19.04.1956 1st Flight on SM.102
26.04.1956 Solo flight take off on SM.102
01.06.1956 Transferred to Gino Lisa Airport – Foggia. Flying AT6
04.12.1956 1st Flight on T.33. Activity on P.148, AT6, T.33 and C.45 “Twin Beech”
01.07.1957 Transferred to Amendola Airport – Foggia
15.10.1957 1st Flight on DH.100. Flying AT6, C.45, DH.100 and T.33
22.10.1958 1st Flight on DH.113 (Navigator)
16.01.1959 Take off on DH.113
05.04.1960 Transferred to Grottaglie Airport (TA) – Flight Instructor Course on AT6
01.12.1960 Transferred to Lecce Airport – Assigned to 213th Flight Squadron as Flight Instructor on AT6
12.05.1962 1st Flight on MB.326 (Macchino). Solo flight and take off.
15.08.1962 Flight Instructor Course on MB.326
01.01.1963 Flight Instructor on MB.326
20.07.1967 Frosinone Airport – 72nd Wing. Flying Bell 47G-2, Bell 47J, Bell 47G-3, AB 204B
30.11.1967 Flight Instructor on Bell 47G-2, Bell 47J, AB 204B
02.12.1967 Back to Lecce Airport as Flight Instructor on MB.326
25.09.1969 Transferred to Frosinone as Flight Instructor on Bell 47G-2, Bell 47J, AB 204B
26.04.1971 Flight Examiner Course on Helicopters
17.02.1976 1st Flight on AB 206
08.04.1976 Flight Instructor on AB 206
05.02.1982 1st Flight NH500
09.02.1982 Solo Flight Take Off on NH500
20.02.1982 Flight Instructor on NH500C / NH500D
While at 72nd Wing in Frosinone: Commander of the Compagnia Frequentatori, Commander Flight Squadron, Commander Sezione Standardizzazione (devoted to the examination of student pilots of all the Italian Armed Forces)
28.02.1988 Retired from the Italian Air Force
01.03.1988 Scuola Nazionale Elicotteri – Lugo di Romagna
10.03.1988 Flight Instructor on NH300
10.03.1996 Last Flight ever as a pilot. End of Flying career.
In the Gallery Section you’ll find some pictures taken during the 50s, 60s and 70s. Unfortunately I do not know the authors (almost certainly colleagues of my father).
