Opening EXPO, the salute of the Frecce Tricolori

01/05/15

The opening of the EXPO MILANO 2015 "Feeding the Planet, energy for Life" ended with the passage of the Frecce Tricolori of the Italian Air Force, the Universal Exposition that Italy will host until 31 October 2015.

The nine MB13s of the National Aerobatic Team appeared on the sky in Milan, coordinated from the ground by the commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jan Slangen, and under the watchful eyes of the authorities and guests present at the ceremony.

Today is the first official appearance in flight of the new PAN livery, a tribute to the tricolor that will accompany the arrows throughout the 2015 season and will be dedicated to the 55 anniversary of the team that the Air Force will celebrate the 5 and 6 September a Rivolto with an air show open to the most prestigious acrobatic and air force patrols of the world and to the main Italian industrial and aerospace industries.

Source: General Office for Communication - Rome - cap. Stefano Testa