“One hundred years of the Air Force. Flying towards the future” — the travelling exhibition that recounts the history, capabilities, and traditions of the Air Force in its first 100 years was inaugurated in the presence of the Commander of the Air Operational Command, at the Governor's Palace.
With a moving ceremony, in the presence of all the city authorities, from the Mayor of the City, Professor Michele Guerra, to the Prefect, Doctor Antonio Lucio Garufi, and with the presence of the Air Division General Claudio Gabellini to represent the Italian Air Force, the Parma stage of the travelling exhibition which allows citizens to discover the long history, experiences, adventures, and traditions behind the operational capability that the Air Force today places at the service of the country. Also present is the POL Network Commander Lieutenant Colonel Vito Casano.
With touching words, the Commander of the Air and Space Operations Command Gen. Gabellini thanked the Administration of the City of Parma and its citizens for the availability, interest, and collaboration shown in making the striking structures of the Palace, which overlooks the very central Piazza Garibaldi, available. “Our thanks go above all to the public, whose presence at this event testifies to their closeness to our Armed Force, which is the most precious thing to us and of which we are honoured and proud.
Mayor Guerra, in turn, wanted to thank the Armed Forces for the daily service provided for the benefit of the community, and for the opportunity offered to citizens with the travelling exhibition. “An important moment of contact between the citizens and the Air Force, which further strengthens the bond between the City of Parma and the Armed Force.
Commander Casano, in thanking the authorities and visitors, highlighted that: “A long and fruitful collaboration is what sees the Italian Air Force in the Parma region, today represented by the POL Network Command which I am honoured to command. Today this very strong collaboration is renewed, which for more than 64 years, just like then, is projected towards the future with wings spread. The multitude of people present here today shows that the people of Parma are affectionately close to institutions, and therefore also to the Italian Air Force.
After the exhibition opening, The Band of the 1st Air Region of Milan She performed in Piazza Garibaldi, winning the appreciation of the public present.
Dal 2nd to 17th September 2023 AD Governor's Palace it will be open to the public, and the exhibition, which can be visited with free entry, will allow the Armed Force, its history and its values to be brought closer to the territory and citizens, illustrating its first century of life through a graphic display. The story unfolds through thematic panels and graphic boards, aircraft models, and an exhibition of uniforms and equipment, through which the most significant events of these are described. a hundred years of history, from the visions of the early theoreticians of air power to the aeronautical technological transformation, from scientific evolution to the progressive expansion of operational capabilities.
Finally, on the Thursdays and Fridays of the exhibition opening at the Auditorium “Carlo Mattioli” Four conferences, open to the public and with free admission, will be held at the Governor's Palace to explore some of the exhibition's themes.
