Luigino Caliaro is an acclaimed aviation photographer based in northern Italy. He has flown in the 'back seat' of many aircraft starting with an RAF Tucano in 1995. Since then he has flown numerous photo-sorties with many of the world's premier military aerobatic demonstration teams including the US Navy's Blue Angels, the Canadian Snowbirds, Frecce Tricolori, and the Red Arrows. He has photographed, air-to-air, many of the world's most advanced military jet aircraft including the F-15, F-16, F/A-18, Tornado, Mirage, MiG-29, Harrier, also flown a six-hour mission on board of B-1B 'Lancer'. He has visited US Navy and French aircraft carriers several times and he has made a landing and take-off in an Italian Navy Harrier from the deck of the aircraft carrier Garibaldi. In addition, he has flown photo-sorties with aircraft from several historical aviation collections and museums from around the world.