As Italian grew up watching tornado flying over my house, and I was 11 when Gen. Bellini was shot down and then freed after captivity, I remember sticking on the news all the time. Thanks for your service General. Cant wait to fly The Tornado In DCS World :) Ciao!
I worked on Tornado production in Lancashire in the 1980s. I loved it. We were all very proud to be involved. The RAF nicknamed her the "Tonka" after the very tough toy brand. Very apt. She was retired from the RAF in 2019. The Saudis are still flying them (just). The Typhoon has taken over along with F35.
Absolutely amazing podcast! What a superb gentleman, very humble and human. The F14 and the IDS, side by side, working together. Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Thanks to all of those involved in this one.
@@FighterPilotPodcast these podcasts are without equal, really really. I never had the pleasure of serving in the military but my love of aviation has always been a strong one. I remember classic aircraft like the EE Lightning and McDD Phantom, and I often thought and still think, that you guys are very elite and very special, yet you are human and see yourselves as "doing a job". So listening to these stories and hearing first hand, what it was and is like, really puts you in the seat. So from this humble human, thanks for the amazing work you do.
missed Mr Vincent in this episode...i recently stumbled upon this pod via the 2 Mig episodes he's done ( ob coz im proud of the IAF ) .. he's such a soldier's soldier < salute emoji > ..the respect and admiration with which he treats his guests ( and which is reciprocated ) is absolutely military grade. Here's my thanks to all the soldiers ( and airmen and frogmen 😄) who make the highest sacrifice for their countries
FINALLY!!! NON - ITALIAN PEOPLE NEED TO LNOW THIS STORY! It’s strange that basically every Italian knows mr. Bellini as well as his navigator Cocciolone, with their sadly famous story, but no one that is not Italian knows it. This video was REALLY needed, thanks!
Where to find more? I'd love to hear him talk more open and freely about his experiences. Especially the time around February - march after the building was destroyed. Wow 😮 He is very good talker and great to listen to. Do you know any videos with English? 🤞 I can not speak Italian sorry.. Grazie
@@cpzmelbs I’m sorry, but I think this is all you’ve got. It’s probably the most accurate and detailed interview on the Internet, between the Italian ones too, and those interviews are quite rare. I imagine every time he thinks about those days he gets some traumatic flashbacks, and personally I would talk about it as less as I could. All you can have are the cockpit voice recorder, but it’s in Italian. Still I think you could understand something, and because it is the public version it’s quite edited, there is no “contacting the AWACS part”, it goes directly from the air to air refueling to the bombing and ejection part. Also there is the WSO interview in captivity, and he speaks in English, so you can understand it.
Mi ha fatto tanto piacere di vedere questa puntata. Non sapevo il fatto che piloti italiani avevano paracaduti e catturati durante la guerra desert storm. Ringrazio a Dio che voi non vi siete fatto male paracadutato dall’ aereo e che Lui vi ha protetto durante il tempo quando eravate prigionieri. Ho imparato tante cose in questa puntata. Generale Bellini grazie per aver servito nell’ Aeronautica Militare Italiana.
Would there ever be an incentive for any combatant to follow the Geneva Convention ultimately? War is war. I guess, like laws in general, it’s better that the Convention exists.
Is this the guy that took a clean F-16 did an extremely tough maneuver at night west of the FL coast, was inverted and punched out at 600 knots at 100-200 feet. Nope different guy
As Italian grew up watching tornado flying over my house, and I was 11 when Gen. Bellini was shot down and then freed after captivity, I remember sticking on the news all the time. Thanks for your service General. Cant wait to fly The Tornado In DCS World :) Ciao!
Crunch! So good to see him back, loved the F-14 Tomcast.
I was at Al Dhafra briefly during desert shield, the Italians were on the same ramp as us. This was good to hear, glad that he’s doing well.
I worked on Tornado production in Lancashire in the 1980s. I loved it. We were all very proud to be involved. The RAF nicknamed her the "Tonka" after the very tough toy brand. Very apt. She was retired from the RAF in 2019. The Saudis are still flying them (just). The Typhoon has taken over along with F35.
Absolutely amazing podcast! What a superb gentleman, very humble and human. The F14 and the IDS, side by side, working together. Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Thanks to all of those involved in this one.
Good of you to say.
@@FighterPilotPodcast these podcasts are without equal, really really. I never had the pleasure of serving in the military but my love of aviation has always been a strong one. I remember classic aircraft like the EE Lightning and McDD Phantom, and I often thought and still think, that you guys are very elite and very special, yet you are human and see yourselves as "doing a job". So listening to these stories and hearing first hand, what it was and is like, really puts you in the seat. So from this humble human, thanks for the amazing work you do.
So proud 🇮🇹
missed Mr Vincent in this episode...i recently stumbled upon this pod via the 2 Mig episodes he's done ( ob coz im proud of the IAF ) .. he's such a soldier's soldier < salute emoji > ..the respect and admiration with which he treats his guests ( and which is reciprocated ) is absolutely military grade. Here's my thanks to all the soldiers ( and airmen and frogmen 😄) who make the highest sacrifice for their countries
Thank you for the kind feedback. Couldn't make this one so Crunch stepped in for me.
Happy to see CRUNCH back in the game. He did a great job internviewing the genera;
I read "Ejecting at 550 knots and 30 feet, at Night" and I just had to hear about this :D
Funny you should say so--the previous title, "Italian Tornados in the Storm," didn't seem to attract much attention.
@@FighterPilotPodcast I had a good book on British Tornados in the Gulf War. Great stories and pictures. Some of the nose art on them was hilarious!
Great episode and interview!
Great to see Crunch again! So missing the Tomcast, it was such a great show.
We're bringing the Tomcast videos back on this channel this fall. The audio version remains available on all podcast players.
550kts, at 30'
Very sensantional
Thank you
He's lucky to be alive.
Great show as usual. Jello I watched your nephew get a top 20 at a MX outdoor national. That’s quite the accomplishment. Outstanding
Glad to hear it!
Great episode gentlemen!
Thanks 🙏
And I love that he‘s wearing two watches, too. Superb story. 👍🏼
What thrust level would a 1991 Italian combat loaded Tornado require to maintain 550 kts @ 100ft agl? Min blower? or Mil?
Love it!, awesome job guys
🙏
Grazie!
Prego.
Was it a laydown attack with 83s ?
Great story, thank you!!
You’re welcome
Either I missed it or it wasn’t discussed, but what type of flying is the General doing currently?
Boeing 737 I think he said...
He is flying cargo 737 in the USA… 🥲
FINALLY!!! NON - ITALIAN PEOPLE NEED TO LNOW THIS STORY!
It’s strange that basically every Italian knows mr. Bellini as well as his navigator Cocciolone, with their sadly famous story, but no one that is not Italian knows it.
This video was REALLY needed, thanks!
Quello che ho pensato anch’io, per questo ho messo in contatto il podcast con il generale
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Where to find more? I'd love to hear him talk more open and freely about his experiences. Especially the time around February - march after the building was destroyed. Wow 😮
He is very good talker and great to listen to. Do you know any videos with English? 🤞
I can not speak Italian sorry..
Grazie
@@cpzmelbs I’m sorry, but I think this is all you’ve got. It’s probably the most accurate and detailed interview on the Internet, between the Italian ones too, and those interviews are quite rare. I imagine every time he thinks about those days he gets some traumatic flashbacks, and personally I would talk about it as less as I could.
All you can have are the cockpit voice recorder, but it’s in Italian. Still I think you could understand something, and because it is the public version it’s quite edited, there is no “contacting the AWACS part”, it goes directly from the air to air refueling to the bombing and ejection part.
Also there is the WSO interview in captivity, and he speaks in English, so you can understand it.
@@TheFlyingPancakeReal Are there any other interesting stories about italian pilots post ww2 that non italians havent heard of?
Mi ha fatto tanto piacere di vedere questa puntata. Non sapevo il fatto che piloti italiani avevano paracaduti e catturati durante la guerra desert storm. Ringrazio a Dio che voi non vi siete fatto male paracadutato dall’ aereo e che Lui vi ha protetto durante il tempo quando eravate prigionieri. Ho imparato tante cose in questa puntata. Generale Bellini grazie per aver servito nell’ Aeronautica Militare Italiana.
Maurizio Cocciolone? i was waiting to hear the story behind this particular incident
Maurizio Cocciolone was his navigator on this mission
Thats cool 😎 👍
We want more Crunch!
The F-14 Tomcast season 1 will be re-run beginning in September.
@@FighterPilotPodcastCan’t wait for “season 2”! ;)
@@ryanhenderson4395 no current plans for that.
Would there ever be an incentive for any combatant to follow the Geneva Convention ultimately? War is war. I guess, like laws in general, it’s better that the Convention exists.
Better for the defeated side to have played by the rules when the victors decide post-war consequences.
OCU = Operational Conversion Unit
Brass Balls
Is this the guy that took a clean F-16 did an extremely tough maneuver at night west of the FL coast, was inverted and punched out at 600 knots at 100-200 feet.
Nope different guy