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 team was founded in 2007 with the home base Aviosuperficie di Caposile - Jesolo. On April 24, 2008, the team received its new Texan 2.0 aircraft.
Accidents and incidents
On July 22, 2008, one of the aircraft had a fatal crash during a display, In memory of the pilot the display number 2 has not been used again.
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 the disabled. 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.
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