Flightline Decimomannu AB, Sardinia with German Starfighter in front

Decimomannu Air Base (ICAO: LIED) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Base located approximately 5 km (2.7 NM) north of Decimomannu,
in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy.
The base is a front-line NATO training facility primarily used since 1979 for Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) of various NATO air force fighter aircraft.
After the II World War, many air forces in West-Europe started again with training of their pilots and needed a big airport with wide air spaces and free ground surfaces with good weather
during all the year. The final choice was for the airport of Decimomannu on Sardinia island. Decimomannu air base is the home of the Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) range,
called the "Air Weapons Training Installation" (AWTI). Established in 1960 by the NATO partnership of Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Canada, the ACMI range complex includes computer
monitored airspace for the practice of dissimilar air combact training (DACT) and manned, scorable bombing range (Frasca Range).
During 1970 Canada was replaced as a partner by the USA and Royal Air Force. At this moment, Italian Air Force and German Air Force are the main air forces in Deci,
but several visitors organize their deployments during the year, thanks to the favourite weather and modern ranges for air to air and air to ground training.

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