2024 Rochester Intl. Air Show (Saturday) - FRECCE TRICOLORI (Air Force of Italy)

I attended the Air Show up North in Rochester, NY for the first time. This show was titled the “2024 Rochester International Air Show”. Although the show wasn’t really much of an averaged quality Air Show. In other words slightly weak with just a few aerial performances. That is really mainly due to accommodating the business section of Rochester International Airport where they still accommodate airline and business travel flights. And to accommodate that, there were about a 30-45 minute gap in between performances. But I still had a great weekend at the Air Show and it was a beautiful road trip in upstate New York as an added bonus. Although my original plans were to attend Saturday only, but since the weather forecast was not looking promising I decided to attend both days and I made the right choice as Sunday provided near optimum weather conditions for unlimited full high show performances throughout the day. To witness the main highlight at this year’s Air Show was my main objective that motivated me to travel all the way to upstate New York. It is the rare appearance of FRECCE TRICOLORI (Tricolor Arrows) from overseas in Italy representing the Italian Air Force. The team consists of a total of ten Aermacchi MB-339. This is currently the largest jet team in the world. A huge Thank You to the entire team of FRECCE TRICOLORI for committing to traveling far away from overseas for their visit here and for the North American tour. While Saturday’s weather with some rain showers was interfering and cutting the performance a little short, the weather clears up on Sunday for the team’s unlimited aerial performance routine. Check out the Sunday video as well. Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC). Rochester, New York. Saturday August 3rd, 2024.