(Finance) – A Red Arrow special to pay tribute to the centenary of theair Force. There livery of the train was presented today at platform 1 of the Termini station in Rome by the managing director of Trenitalia, Louis Corradi and from the general Aurelio Colagrande, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
“It is an honor to be together with the Air Force – he declared Louis Corradi – to celebrate their centenary. We are two institutions working for the country with different transport and defense missions. We have a lot in common in the area of innovation and research. In fact, for the design of this Frecciarossa we were also able to count on the choice of materials already tested in aviation”. “Trenitalia and the Air Force – said the general Aurelio Colagrande – are united by the values of safety and sustainability. Having a means of mass transport like the train with our image represents an opportunity to celebrate this important anniversary together with the people”.
“Italian excellence towards the future” these are the words that can be read on the Frecciarossa 1000 which will travel in the next two months along the national territory, from Turin to Venice, from Milan to Salerno, also arriving in Reggio Calabria and Lecce. An itinerant message in support of the events that will take place for the celebration of the hundred years of the Arma Azzurra.
Dozens of exhibitions, events and conferences are in fact scheduled throughout the year to tell the history of the military institution and that of the men and women who have characterized this century in the service of Italy. The main appointment is scheduled for tomorrow, March 28, the date of foundation of the Air Force, with two events in Rome: the military ceremony on the Pincio terrace and the overflight of the Frecce Tricolori. Since last Friday and until Wednesday in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, the aeronautical village, Air Force Experience, can be visited, with stands and aircraft available to citizens. Finally, over the next few months, an iconographic journey will cross Italy with exhibitions in twenty-four cities.