Not surprisingly, given the fact of its being a product of Italian firm Leonardo, the Italian Air Force was the first country to begin operating the twin-turboprop C-27J medium transport, doing so in 2006. It has since largely superseded the Aeritalia C-222 (previously G222) on which the Spartan was based, and taken part in multi-national operations, not least in Afghanistan. Here, from day 2 of the Royal international Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, is a spectacular aerobatic display by an Italian C-27J from the Italian Air Force Experimental Flight (Reparto Sperimentale Volo), featuring many manoeuvres not usually seen performed by an airlift aircraft.

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