1961 Guynemer Trophy Competition - Leeuwarden, Holland - A Sabre K aircraft of the Italian Air Force undergoes a pre-flight inspection before taking off on an air-to-air firing sortie during the 1961 competition. 53-8288 MSN 207-16. Transferred to the Italian AF, first as MM6200. w/o Mar 4 1965.

Author: Daniele Mattiuzzo of VMAS (Veneto Military Aviation Society). The real 53-6634 crashed on 16th July 1956 with pilot safely ejected. This airframe was built up by the front fuselage from 53-6646 50-30 (wfu 8th July 1970) and possibly tail from 53-6637 50-10 (wfu 10th August 1970). It was displayed in Vedelago initially as 51-30 and later as 51-37. It was transferred to the Museum of Cerasolo, close to Rimini, where it was restored and spotted in 1994 painted as fake 5-36591 with "Getti Tonanti" livery. Same fake serial and livery is on the F-84F 53-6988 preserved in Rivolto

In 2005, the Italian Air Force started the Aggiornamento Capacità Operative e Logistiche (ACOL), Operational and Logistical Capability Upgrade programme for 55 of its AMX aircraft. The ACOL included a new laser INS, new cockpit displays and allowing the aircraft to drop Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bombs. This AMX is apparently flown by an US Air Force exchange pilot, the US flag and the flag on the flight suit, reveals this detail. The 132 Gruppo is based at Istrana, Vittorio Bragadin air base (Italy) but was deployed with three aircraft to Konya in support of exercise Anatolian Eagle 2019.

The AMX will slow retire for Italian air force service. Pity, its a nice looking versatile and robust aircraft.