The
Frecce Tricolori (
Italian, literally
Tricolour Arrows), officially known as the
313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the
aerobatic demonstration team of the
Italian Air Force, based at
Rivolto Air Force Base, in the north-eastern Italian region of
Friuli Venezia Giulia,
province of Udine. They were formed in 1961 as an Air Force team, replacing unofficial teams that had been sponsored by various commands by the end of the 1920s
[1].
The team flies the Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, a two-seat fighter-trainer craft capable of 898 km/h at sea level, with nine aircraft and a solo (the highest number of aircraft of any aerobatic team in the world)[1].
The teams official name is:
313. Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico;
Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN) Frecce Tricolori.
