Fecce Tricolori

The Frecce Tricolori, Tricolour Arrows, officially known as the 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Aeronautica Militare (AMI), 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.

The Frecce Tricolori 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 aircraft (the highest number of aircraft of any aerobatic team in the world).

The Frecce Tricolori were formed in 1961 as an Air Force team, replacing unofficial teams that had been sponsored by various commands by since 1930.

Updated On: 15.02.10