Balbo

Balbo was a term in common usage in the late 1930s and early 1940s, used to describe any large formation of aircraft. Balbos are named after the Italian Fascist Italo Balbo who in the 1930s led a series of record-breaking attempts that used large aircraft formations to promote Italian aviation.

During the Battle of Britain it was the term used for the Duxford-based Big Wing.