page_title: Frecce Tricolori
section_title: Formation
hierarchical_section_title: Frecce Tricolori / Description / Formation
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Passaggio delle Frecce Tricolori e celebrazioni per il 95° anniversario della costituzione dell'Aeronautica Militare, Ministro della Difesa, Sen. Roberta Pinotti, il Capo di Stato Maggiore della Difesa, Generale Claudio Graziano, il Capo di Stato Maggiore dell'Aeronautica Militare, Generale di Squadra Aerea Enzo Vecciarelli ed i vertici della Difesa. Presenti inoltre anche le più alte autorità fiorentine, tra cui il Sindaco della Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Dott. Dario Nardella, il Presidente del Consiglio Regionale toscano dott. Eugenio Giani ed il Prefetto di Firenze, Dott. Alessio Giuffrida.
context_page_description: The Frecce Tricolori, officially known as the 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale Frecce Tricolori, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force. Based at Rivolto Air Base, province of Udine, it was created on 1 March 1961 as a permanent group for the training Air Force pilots in air acrobatics.
  The Tricolour Arrows replaced unofficial teams that had been sponsored by various commands starting in the early 1930s. The team flies the Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, a two-seat fighter-trainer craft capable of 898 km/h at sea level. With ten aircraft, nine in close formation and a soloist, they are the world's largest acrobatics patrol, and their flight schedule, comprising about twenty acrobatics and about half an hour, made them the most famous in the world. It is one of national symbols of Italy.
context_section_description: During the performances the formation of the acrobatic patrol is usually composed of 9 aircraft, called "Pony", each labeled with a number ranging from 1 to 10. The name "Pony" was coined by the then Captain Zeno Tascio to remember the horse of Francesco Baracca which is the sign of the 4th Wing, at the time 4th Airbase who was already preparing to take over the task PAN for the 1961. Depending on the needs of the Department, aircraft can also be 11 in total, thus including the figure of the acrobatic training manager.
  Pony 0 - Commander
  Pony 1 - Head of Formation
  Pony 2 - 1° Left Domestique
  Pony 3 - 1° Right Domestique
  Pony 4 - 2° Left Domestique
  Pony 5 - 2° Right Domestique
  Pony 6 - 1° Tail light
  Pony 7 - 3° Left Domestique
  Pony 8 - 3° Right Domestique
  Pony 9 - 2° Tail light
  Pony 10 - Soloist
  Pony 11 - Acrobatic Training Supervisor
  Pony 12 - Pilot in Training
  Pony 13 - Pilot in Training
  Pony 14 - Pilot in Training
  Pony 15 - Pilot in Training
  Pony 16 - Pilot in Training
caption: Passage of the Frecce Tricolori in Florence on 28 March 2018 for the celebrations of the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Italian Air Force