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PRESS RELEASE (09/05/2014)
Great expectations, in Loano, for the spectacular Air Show 2014 which will close with a performance by the 313th Acrobatic Training Group of the Italian Air Force the “Frecce Tricolori.”.
Sunday, May 18, the National Aerobatic Patrol (PAN) will ply the skies of Loano on the shoreline with aerial evolutions and aerobatics, closing the intense aviation show with the tricolor.
The show will begin at 14.30 with the presentation of some of the aviation association's aircraft and flight school. Then there will be a succession of exhibitions with the tops of the national aerobatic scene, ditching of seaplanes, sea rescue demonstrations, helicopter display. It will be a crescendo until the “highlight” of the entrance and performance of the ”Frecce Tricolori” in the usual breathtaking program in total flight safety.
On the special frequency of Radio Onda Ligure will be broadcast live coverage of the’Air Show, that will accompany the entire event. From the terrace at home, on the waterfront or on the beach, it will be possible to listen to the description of what is happening in the sky above Loano.
The event, organized by the’Aero Club Savona and the Ligurian Riviera, from the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano, in collaboration with the’Clemente Panero International Airport of Villanova d'Albenga, under the auspices of the Province of Savona, will bring the world's largest and most admired aerobatic patrol back to western Savona.
The Air Force General Staff has included the performance in the city of Loano in the 2014 program of the 313th National Aerobatic Patrol Aerobatic Training Group. This assignment rewards the preparation, professionalism and excellent achievement with prestigious events by the Ligurian aviation association.
At the forefront is Aero Club Savona and the Ligurian Riviera at the helm of which has returned since 2013. Mauro G. Zunino. The event will see the Gen. Caesar Patrono, the main architect of the event, as the event director. In the lineup the Capt. Pilot Filippo Barbero of Albenga, who returns to fly over the skies of western Liguria, just as Ligurian pilots Tammaro, Molinaro born with Adamini did in the past at the Ligurian aviation association's flight school.
“The Municipal Administration - says the Mayor, Luigi Pignocca - enthusiastically welcomed Aero Club Savona's proposal to hold an air show at Loano with the participation of the famous Air Force aerobatic patrol. Each show of the Frecce Tricolori is a unique and exciting event. Great skill, professionalism and passion are the qualities that have made PAN famous all over the world. We are honored to be able to give the people of Lovran and tourists this spectacular display. I thank in advance the Police Forces, municipal offices and the many volunteers whose work will enable the event to take place.”
“The city is enthusiastically preparing for the big event of the Air Show. - Says the Councilor for Tourism, Remo Zaccaria - We expect a lot of guests to arrive, who will come to Loano to watch the aerobatic patrol speed by. The Tricolored Arrows will engage in embroidery, drawings and pirouettes, tinging the sky of Loano with white, red and green. For the occasion, the entire city will be dressed in the tricolor and ASCOM will organize entertainment initiatives, which will kick off immediately after the big show.”
Eyes turned upward, therefore, from the 2 p.m.. The public will be able to watch the performances from the waterfront, the beach and the Loano Marina. Interdicted, however, the Kursaal Pier, which will host the civil and military authorities attending the event. For the occasion. Marina of Loano Will make available to the public three hundred parking spaces.
From May 13 to 25, will be set up in the Mosaic Hall by Doria Palace the photo exhibition “Tribute to the tricolor arrows” of Tommy Marinelli.
They are Main Sponsor Of Air Show Loano: Marina of Loano, San Lazzaro Aqueduct SPA - ILCE, Friend Shipyard Loano.
The event is organized with the contribution and collaboration of the’Loanese Hoteliers Association, Loano 2 Village, Double J Ltd. Supermarket Management, Grand Hotel Garden Lido, Excelsior Hotel, Zeffirino, Technique, Pier 844.
Media Partners: the newspaper La Stampa, Radio Onda Ligure.{:}
