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Aviation History
1955
1955 - 0643.PDF
13 May 1955 641 with Lockheed Harpoons. The transport and A.S. units havenot yet attained the stature of commands. There are six units concerned with the training of flyingpersonnel "who are not on the strength of any operational formation." One is placed under each of the four air commandsinto which the Italian peninsula is divided, and there is, addition- ally, one in Sicily and one in Sardinia. The number and typeof aircraft employed varies according to local requirements. First of the special task units is an Air Staff Flying Unit,responsible for transporting V.I.P.s, for training flying personnel engaged on Air Staff duties, and for air survey. The second isthe Experimental Flying Unit, charged with testing and assessing the performance of prototype aircraft and equipment, and Cant Z.506B (Italian A.F.). Fiat G.46-4 (Italian A.F.). Fiat G.59-4B (Italian A.F.). Fiat G.S9-4A (Italian A.F.). thirdly there is a Helicopter Centre, fulfilling the tasks of trainingand rescue besides its operational commitments. On the instructional side there is the Flying Wing of theAeronautical Academy (corresponding to the R.A.F. College), and the flying schools themselves. The training is divided intothe customary three periods of tuition—elementary, basic and advanced. The first is accomplished with the Macchi 416(Macchi-built Fokker S.ll) and with the Piaggio P.148, and further involves 160 hr of flying on the North American T-6for cadets of the Reserve and prospective N.C.O.s, though cadets of the Aeronautical Academy limit their training at this phaseto 60 hours. Advanced training entails 60 hours of flying on Lockheed T-33s, and in addition the trainees put in 20 hron operational types. This period of training takes place at the Jet Aircraft Training Centre. The training outlined above hasan overall duration of about sixteen months, and the complete course at the Aeronautical Academy lasts four years, flyingtraining being spread over the whole period. In addition to providing the training mentioned, the Jet Aircraft TrainingCentre is responsible for gunnery practice (through the School of Tactical Gunnery), the training of instructors (basic andadvanced), and for all-weather operational training. There is, additionally, a Crew Training School for the instruction oftransport aircrew. The Air/Sea Rescue Centres are at Vigna di Valle (Lazio),Cagliari (Sardegna), Taranto (Puglie), Milan (Lombardia) and Augusta (Sicilia), the first three being equipped with Cant Z.506three-engined floatplanes and Macchi P.136 twin-engined amphibians. The Milan centre has Fiat G.12 and G.212 land-planes, and the Augusta centre has Cant Z.506s. The various aggio P.I48s (Italian A.F.). Below) Macchi M.B308 (Italian A.F.). North American Harvards (Italian A.F.). (Below) Macchi M.146 (licence-built Fokker S.ll) (Italian A.F.).
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