31st Wing (Italy)
Appearance
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The31st Wing"Carmelo Raiti"(Italian:31° Stormo "Carmelo Raiti") is a unit of theItalian Air Force.
It assumed its current designation in 1936.
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Mission
[edit]It has two different institutional missions:
- VVIP transportation (highest state and military authorities).
- hospital, emergency and humanitarian flights including transportation of severely traumatized people, organs for transplantation, medical teams and equipments and public utility missions in general.
The 31st Wing is based atRome Ciampino International Airport,12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away from Rome.
Fleet
[edit]The 31st Wing fleet is composed of these aircraft:
- 3 aircraftAirbus ACJ319MM62174 - MM62209 - MM62243
- 3 aircraftDassault Falcon 900MM62210 - MM62244 - MM62245
- 2 aircraftDassault Falcon 50MM62026 - MM62029
- 2 helicoptersAgustaWestland AW139MM81806 - MM81807
AnAirbus A340-541I-TALY was leased fromEtihad Airwaysfrom 2016 to 2018. It operated out ofRome Fiumicino International Airportbecause of runway restrictions at Ciampino.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Renzi government jet contract scrapped in victory for Five Star".The Local Italy.9 December 2015.Retrieved27 July2018.