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Passing the Torch: The T-345A Replaces the Iconic T-339A

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On Thursday, June 12, the Galatina Air Base (Lecce), home to the 61st Wing and the 10th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, will host the official handover ceremony from the T-339A to the new T-345A trainer aircraft of the Italian Air Force. The event marks a symbolic milestone: the T-339A entered service in 1981 precisely at Galatina, and after nearly 45 years and over 340,000 flight hours, it will be retired from its training role. Known affectionately…
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Thursday, June 12, at the military airport of Galatina (Lecce), home of the Stormo and the 10th Air Maintenance Department, will be held the ceremony of "passage of deliveries" between the T-339A and the T-345A, the new aircraft trainer of the Air Force. An event of strong symbolic value "T-339A" entered service in fact in October 1981 own to Lecce Galatina at the then School Basic Airplanes Initial and another important passage of growth for th…

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aresdifesa.it broke the news in Italy on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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