Air International 2008-09
P.van den Hurk, E.Roelofs - Italy's Guardians - the Guardia di Finanza /Military/
Two variants of the A109 are in service, the A109A-II (shown) and A109C. Both are resplendent in distinctive green and yellow colour scheme
Floats and its 'T-tail' differentiate the Breda Nardi Hughes NH.500MD from the NH.500MC.
Long-range maritime surveillance is carried out by the two ATR 42-400MPs (shown) and an ATR 42-500MP. A second -500MP is on order and scheduled for delivery later this year.
Although the Piaggio P.166-DL3s are on the strength of 1° Gruppo Osservazione at Pratica di Mare, they are currently operating out of the Italian Air Force base at Latina, where they are used to train fixed wing pilots for the GdiF.
Agusta Bell AB.412HPs perform both maritime and overland roles. Four (GF-215 - GF-218) have been modified for high-altitude rescue work in the Alps.