WeFly! Team

WeFly! Team
Active2007–present
CountryItaly
TypeCivilian aerobatic display team
Garrison/HQAviosuperficie di Caposile - Jesolo Italy
WebsiteOfficial website
Aircraft flown
TrainerVan´s Aircraft RV-7

The WeFly! Team is a civilian aerobatic team from Italy. The team is funded by sponsors and patrons. Two of the three pilots have a physical disability.

History

The WeFly! Team use smoke to represent the Tricolore Italiano
Fly Synthesis Texan Top Class of the WeFly! Team

The team was founded in 2007 with the home base Aviosuperficie di Caposile - Jesolo.[citation needed] On April 24, 2008, the team received its new Texan 2.0 aircraft.[citation needed] In 2021 the team switched to Vans RV-7 aircraft.

Accidents and incidents

On July 22, 2008, one of the aircraft had a fatal crash during a display,[citation needed] In memory of the pilot the display number 2 has not been used again.[citation needed]

Disability Awareness

During the "Futura" space mission, the Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, took with her a flag "WeFly! Futura ... dared to fly". The flag was designed for the occasion by the aircraft designer Mirco Pecorari, to send a message to all humanity against stereotypes and prejudices against disabled people. It testifies to the strength, the courage and the determination of these pilots. After 200 days in space the flag was returned to the team base at Aviosuperficie di Caposile.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 "The WEFLY! Team and Samantha Cristoforetti together in space without borders". Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  2. ↑ Carbone, Ippazio (2021-09-25). "Bresso, presentata la nuova flotta di aerei acrobatici del Wefly! Team" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-08-22.