On The Deck

[Wurger]

NIce shots guys.

 

[Airframes]

Takes some skill to land on the side of the carrier, and also to do a vertical landing !!

 

[Robert Porter]

I would be willing to bet he needed a change of clothes after that one!

 

[Peter Gunn]

Perhaps this one should be entitled "NOT On The Deck"?

My heart-rate goes up just looking at this photo!

Jeez! I ducked just looking at this...

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Elmas]

 

[herman1rg]

Italian?

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Elmas]

Italian?

Yes, 3° Stormo, 28° Gruppo. based at Verona-Villafranca.

 

[Robert Porter]

Just out of curiosity why the use of what I would call a "degree" symbol when enumeration squadron membership. I have noticed it in many places so I am sure it is entirely correct but I am unfamiliar with the nomenclature in this case. How would that symbol be spoken in this context?

 

[buffnut453]

IIRC it's rather like the "rd", "nd" or "st" associated with numerically identified units (eg the 23rd Squadron or 41st Group etc).

 

[Robert Porter]

That makes sense, but one wonders why use the symbol which is harder to enter on a keyboard than the equivalent "rd", "nd", or "st"? I would guess it is a European thing as I have never seen similar symbology used in US documents.

 

[Elmas]

IIRC it's rather like the "rd", "nd" or "st" associated with numerically identified units (eg the 23rd Squadron or 41st Group etc).

Exactly, that is in italian. "3 ° " means "Terzo" (third" while ") 28°" means " ventottesimo", say 28th in english.

 

[Elmas]

By the way "Stormo" is Wing, "Gruppo" is Squadron and "Squadriglia" is Flight.
So Stormo>Gruppo>Squadriglia.

 

[T Bolt]

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[T Bolt]

A bit too low

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[buffnut453]

Ouch!

 

[gumbyk]

That reminds me...


Or should this be in the "If it can fly it can float" thread?