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 Born in Florence, in 1961, he has been
working since 1982 as free-lance journalist, writer,
historian and photographer in the aviation and defence
sectors. He has been correspondent and special correspondent
for Italian, British, United States, French, German,
Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Danish monthly aviation and
defence magazines.
He graduated in Political Science at the Milan State
University, and earned a diploma in Public Relations at the
ISFORP Institute, in Milan.
After a professional experience as Press
Officer, since 1992 he has been working full time in the
publishing sector. Up today, he published more than 800
articles on monthly and bi-monthly magazines. He is or was
contributor to the Ed.A.I., E.M.I., DeAgostini, Hobby & Work
and White Star publishing houses, and to the Italian Air
Force General Staff for journalistic and editorial
activities. His articles and books has been translated and
published in ten languages.
In 2003 he established the RN
Publishing S.a.s., which produces the yearbook “Coccarde
Tricolori” and “Forze di Terra”, the series of books
“Coccarde Tricolori Speciale”, and other publications in the
Defence sector, acting also as Editor-in-Chief.
From 1992 until 2004, he managed the Press Office at the
Vergiate Flying Club. Within this activity, he managed the
Press Office during international events, such as the
FAI-sponsored XIII° Giro Aereo Internazionale d'Italia air
rally, in 1994, and the three latest editions of the
Vergiate Air Show (MAV) in 1994, 1995 and 1997. In 1998 was
Press Officer at the Parma International Air Show, organised
by the Aero Club Parma and Aero Club d’Italia on occasion of
the Italian Air Force 75th Anniversary. In the period
1992-1995 he was Public Affairs consultant for the "L'Aeroplano"
Aviation Museum, at Comignago (Novara).
He earned a Private Pilot Licence and has
flown light airplanes since 1982. Between the types also the
aerobatic SIAI Marchetti / Aermacchi SF.260. In 1981, he
also earned the Italian military parachutist wings, during
his military service as Second Lieutenant in the “Folgore”
Parachutist Brigade.
Flying Activity
As journalist and photographer he flew
hundred hours on dozen of airplanes and helicopter types,
from fighters to transports, for flight assessments and
photo-reports. Between the various military models, the most
relevant have been:
Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter,
McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing F-15B Eagle, Lockheed-Martin F-16D
Falcon, McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing TAV-8B Harrier II, Panavia
Tornado F. Mk.3, Dassault Mirage 2000-5, AMX-T Ghibli,
AleniaAermacchi M-346, Aermacchi MB.339A, CD and PAN,
Mikoyan-
Gurevic MiG-21UM, SAAB 105,
McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing KC-10A, Boeing KC-135E, Boeing
707T/T, Lockheed-Martin C-130H and C/KC-130J Hercules,
AgustaWestland EH-101, Agusta A.129 Mangusta, etc.
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