Frecce Tricolore

The Frecce Tricolori is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Aeronautica Militare, based at Rivolto Air Force Base in north-eastern Italy. They were formed in 1961 as an Air Force team; they currently operate the Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, a two-seat fighter-trainer aircraft. With ten aircraft, nine in training and a soloist, they are the world's largest acrobatics team. Here’s some of their moves - they seem to have the most intense smoke of any aerobatics team I’ve ever seen, which makes photographing them a bit of a challenge!