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Hunter Vally Airshow Balbo

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ThumbnailsDavid Platt 2021 1DX 0240 HV sat-2 Hunter Vally Airshow Balbo
ThumbnailsDavid Platt 2021 1DX 0240 HV sat-2 Hunter Vally Airshow Balbo
ThumbnailsDavid Platt 2021 1DX 0240 HV sat-2 Hunter Vally Airshow Balbo
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Balbo was a common term in the late 1930s and early 1940s to describe any large formation of aircraft. It was named after the Italian fascist flying ace Italo Balbo who led a series of large aircraft formations in record-breaking flights to promote Italian aviation in the 1930s...The term is used today for a mass fly-by at the end of an airshow.