6° Stormo open day - Ghedi 04/11/2023

[Dysko]

On 4th November, anniversary of the end of World War 1 on the Italian Front, Italy celebrates the Armed Services and National Unity Day.
On this day or in the nearest weekend it is customary to have open days in some military bases and public displays in major cities. Being the year of the 100th Anniversary of the Italian Air Force, almost all Italian Air Force bases hosted open days.

I visited Ghedi Air Base, home of the 6° Stormo with Tornados (soon to be retired) and F-35s.
Due to other committments, I could not remain until the afternoon, when 2 Tornados and an F-35 performed a fly-over.

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II


Aermacchi AMX from Istrana's 51° Stormo


Eurofighter Typhoon from 51° Stormo


Aermacchi MB.339 from Galatina's 61° Stormo


Gate guardian Panavia Tornado IDS. As far as I know, this special livery was applied after its retirement, and it never flew with this livery.


Gate guardian Lockheed F-104G Starfighter


Hot air balloon with the event banner

[Rob1309]

Very nice thanks for posting. Is this open to non Italian nationals?

[Dysko]

Very nice thanks for posting. Is this open to non Italian nationals?

You had to fill in a registration form to obtain a QR code to access the base. It asked for the ID card/passport number and for the Italian equivalent of the NINO. If I remember correctly, there was also a "Nationality" field, so I think there would not have been any problem for foreign citizens, as long as you could provide your nation's equivalent numbers.