This is later than I had hoped to post this, but we went to an airshow on base the other day. The nationally famous
Frecce Tricolori team plus the Red Bull team and some others came to the base to show off. Red, white and green are the Italian colors, so they like to leave lots of colorful smoke trails. They were pretty amazing. A lot crazier than what people should be doing in high speed jets like that. One of the Italians I talked to said they don't fly as close as they used to, because of a crash that killed a bunch of spectators several years ago. I just can't imagine driving closer. I guess when you grow up cruising through town in your mother's arms while your dad weaves the scooter that you (and your sister and brother) are also riding on in and out of traffic; flying 50 feet from another jet must seem tame.
This is later than I had hoped to post this, but we went to an airshow on base the other day. The nationally famous Frecce Tricolori team plus the Red Bull team and some others came to the base to show off. Red, white and green are the Italian colors, so they like to leave lots of colorful smoke trails. They were pretty amazing. A lot crazier than what people should be doing in high speed jets like that. One of the Italians I talked to said they don't fly as close as they used to, because of a crash that killed a bunch of spectators several years ago. I just can't imagine driving closer. I guess when you grow up cruising through town in your mother's arms while your dad weaves the scooter that you (and your sister and brother) are also riding on in and out of traffic; flying 50 feet from another jet must seem tame.
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