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Aviation Press Limited, established in 2011, is a company specialising in military aviation photography and reporting. Its photographers and journalists, with over a 100 years of military aviation experience between them, have had hundreds of photographs and articles published. This website showcases some of that work.

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CRUZEX 2024

CRUZEX 2024

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraThe Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) is the largest exercise in South America and attracts participants from all over the continent as well as the USA. The exercise was first held in 2002 and 2024's...

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Base Aérea de Natal – Força Aérea Brasileira

Base Aérea de Natal – Força Aérea Brasileira

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Natal (BANT) was originally called Parnamirim Airport and was a significantly strategic base during World War II for missions to West Africa.BANT was used by the Brazilian Air Force, US...

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7° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Vega”

7° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Vega”

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French7° Reggimento AVES "VEGA" was formed in 1998 at the Rimini Miramare base reporting to the "FRIULI" Airmobile Brigade. The two flight groups of 7° Reggimento "VEGA" provide significant operational flexibility allowing the unit...

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5° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Rigel”

5° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Rigel”

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French5° Reggimento was established in 1976 at Carsarsa della Delizia, the airport dedicated to the First World War Italian ace Maj. "Francesco Baracca". 5° Reggimento "RIGEL" formed by the fusion of two pre-existing flight units:...

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4° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Altair”

4° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Altair”

Authors: Ian French & Jon Astley Photography: Ian French4° Reggimento was established in 1976 at Bolzano and controlled all alpine units. It had three squadrons originally. 24° Gruppo Squadroni “ORIONE” at Belluno (South Tyrol). 24° Gruppo Squadroni was established in...

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Aviazione dell’Esercito at Viterbo

Aviazione dell’Esercito at Viterbo

Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Jackie Rodgers1° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Antares” at Viterbo1° Reggimento was originally formed in 1976 with 11 Gruppo and 51 Gruppo. 28 Gruppo which was originally independent was added in 2013.11° Gruppo...

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Overview of Aviazione dell’Esercito

Overview of Aviazione dell’Esercito

Author: Ian French & Brian Rodgers Photography: Ian FrenchThe organisation and role of Italian Army Aviation has undergone significant and frequent radical changes over its life making a thorough, succinct and coherent history rather challenging.The Army Aviation...

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