To mark its 60th anniversary, the Frecce Tricolori painted the tails of five MB339 aircraft in colors of former Italian Air Force aerobatic teams - Cavallino Rampante, Tigri Bianche, Getti Tonanti, Diavoli Rossi and Lanceri Neri. All these teams were predecessors of the present Italian Air Force aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori.
The first debut of the newly painted aircraft was on May 29 with a flypass over Venice.
The Italian Air Force prepared an airshow in September at Rivolto Air Base to celebrate Frecce Tricolori’s 60th anniversary, but the event still not confirmed officially.
