List of air display teams

The Patrouille de France trailing coloured smoke.

Many air forces from around the world, along with some navy and army aviators, and even a few private organisations, have established air display teams to perform at domestic and international air shows, major sporting occasions, and even corporate events. Some display teams perform aerobatics, while others give displays of formation flying or their professional operations such as air-sea rescue.

Air display teams

Active

Active air display teams, military and civilian

Display team	Country	Operator	Current aircraft	When formed	Notes, references
AeroSuperBatics	United Kingdom	civilian	Boeing–Stearman Model 75	1982	The world's only formation wingwalking team [1]
Al Fursan	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Air Force	Aermacchi MB-339NAT	2010
Alap-Alap Formation	Brunei Darussalam	Royal Brunei Air Force	Pilatus PC-7 Mk.II	2011	[2]
August 1st	China	People's Liberation Army Air Force	Chengdu J-10	1962
Baltic Bees	Latvia	civilian	Aero L-39 Albatros	2008
Belaya Rus	Belarus	Belarusian Air Force	Aero L-39 Albatros	2006
Black Eagles	South Korea	Republic of Korea Air Force	KAI T-50B Golden Eagle	1953
Black Falcons	New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Beechcraft T-6 Texan II	2000
Black Knights	Singapore	Republic of Singapore Air Force	General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon	1973
Blue Angels	United States	United States Navy	Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	1946	[3]
Blue Impulse	Japan	Japan Air Self-Defense Force	Kawasaki T-4	1960
Blue Phoenix	Thailand	Royal Thai Air Force	Pilatus PC-9	2012
Blue Voltige	Italy	civilian	Fournier RF 5	2000
Breitling Jet Team	France	Breitling, private	Aero L-39 Albatros	2003
CF-18 Demonstration Team	Canada	Royal Canadian Air Force	McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet		[4]
Chinook Display Team	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Boeing Chinook	2004	[5]
Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team	Czech Republic	civilian	XtremeAir Sbach 342	1999
Flying dragons team	Poland	civilian	Dudek Snake 1.2	2014
Frecce Tricolori	Italy	Italian Air Force	Alenia Aermacchi M-346	1961	[6]
F-16 Viper Demo	United States of America	United States Air Force	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	2018	[6]
Halcones	Chile	Chilean Air Force	Game Composites GB1 GameBird	1981
IAF Aerobatic Team	Israel	Israeli Air Force	Beechcraft T-6 Texan II	1973
Iron Wolf Aerobatics	Lithuania	civilian	Sbach Xtremeair XA42 and Sukhoi SU26M	2022	[7]
Jupiter Aerobatic Team	Indonesia	Indonesian Air Force	KAI KT-1B	2008
Wings of Storm	Croatia	Croatian Air Force	Pilatus PC-9M	2005
Kris Sakti	Malaysia	Royal Malaysian Air Force	Extra EA-300L	2011
Marche Verte	Morocco	Royal Moroccan Air Force	Mudry CAP-232	1988
Midnight Hawks	Finland	Finnish Air Force	BAE Hawk Mk.51	1997
Orlik Aerobatic Team	Poland	Polish Air Force	PZL-130 Orlik	1998
P3 Flyers	Switzerland	civilian	Pilatus PC-3	1996
Patriots Jet Team	United States	civilian	Aero L-39 Albatros	2003
Patrouille de France	France	French Air Force	Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	1931
Patrouille Suisse	Switzerland	Swiss Air Force	Northrop F-5E Tiger II	1964	[8]
Patrulla Águila	Spain	Spanish Air and Space Force	CASA C-101 Aviojet	1985
Patrulla Aspa	Spain	Spanish Air and Space Force	Eurocopter EC120B Colibri	2003	[9]
PC-7 Team	Switzerland	Swiss Air Force	Pilatus PC-7	1987
Red Arrows	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	BAE Hawk T1A	1965	Used the Folland Gnat until 1980 [10] [11]
Red Falcon	China	PLA Air Force Aviation University	Hongdu JL-8	2011	[12]
Rotores de Portugal	Portugal	Portuguese Air Force	AgustaWestland AW119 Koala	1976
Roulettes	Australia	Royal Australian Air Force	Pilatus PC-21	1970
Royal Jordanian Falcons	Jordan	Royal Jordanian Air Force	Extra EA-330LX	1976
Russian Falcons	Russia	Russian Air Force	MIG-29	2006	[13] [14]
Russian Knights	Russia	Russian Air Force	Sukhoi Su-30SM	1991
Sarang	India	Indian Air Force	HAL Dhruv	2003
Saudi Falcons	Saudi Arabia	Royal Saudi Air Force	BAE Hawk T1A	1998	Will use Hawk T2s from 2026
Sherdils	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	Karakorum K-8P	1972
Silver Falcons	South Africa	South African Air Force	Pilatus PC-7 Mk.II	1946
Silver Stars	Egypt	Egyptian Air Force	Karakorum K-8E	1974	[ citation needed ]
Silver Swallows	Republic of Ireland	Irish Air Corps	Pilatus PC-9	1986 2022
Sky Wing	China	PLA Air Force Aviation University	Nanchang CJ-6	2011	[15]
SkyAces	Australia	civilian	Wolf Pitts Pro		[16]
Smoke Squadron	Brazil	Brazilian Air Force	Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano	1952	[17]
Snowbirds	Canada	Royal Canadian Air Force	Canadair CT-114 Tutor	1971
SoloTürk	Turkey	Turkish Air Force	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	2011	Solo team [18]
Southern Cross Aerobatic Squadron	Argentina	Argentine Air Force	FMA IA-63 Pampa	1962
Surya Kiran	India	Indian Air Force	BAE Hawk Mk.132	1996
Swifts	Russia	Russian Air Force	Mikoyan MiG-29UB	1991
Team Raven	United Kingdom	civilian	Van's Aircraft RV-8	2010	[19]
The Hawks of Romania	Romania	Aeroclubul Romaniei	Extra 330SC Extra 300L	2007	One of the largest Extra 300/330 formations in the world.
The Horsemen Aerobatic Team	United States	civilian	various	1994
Thunder aerobatics team	China	People's Liberation Army Ground Force	CAIC Z-10	2013	[20]
Thunder Tigers Squadron	Taiwan	Republic of China Air Force	AIDC AT-3B	1953
Thunderbirds	United States	United States Air Force	General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon	1953
Turkish Stars	Turkey	Turkish Air Force	Canadair NF-5A/B Freedom Fighter	1992
WeFly! Team	Italy	civilian	Fly Synthesis Texan	2007	Pilots with physical disabilities
White Arrows (JMSDF)  [ ja ]	Japan	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	Fuji T-5	1998	Former Blanc Aile[ dubious – discuss ] [21]
Wildcat Demo Team	United Kingdom	Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm	Agusta Westland Wildcat HMA.2	2001	Previously the Black Cats
Yakitalia	Italy	Civilian	Yakovlev Yak-50 and Yakovlev Yak-52	1999	One of the longest-serving civilian aerobatic teams in Italy [22]
Zeus	Greece	Hellenic Air Force	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	2010	Solo team [23]
Display team	Country	Operator	Current aircraft	When formed	Notes, references

Formation flying

Team	Country	Operator	Current aircraft	When formed	Notes
The Victors	Belgium	civilian	Piper PA-28 Cherokee series	2004	[24]

Defunct

Aerobatics

Defunct former air display teams, military and civilian

Display team	Country	Operator	Final aircraft	When formed	Disbanded	Notes, references
Acro Deltas	Sweden	Swedish Air Force	Saab Draken	1963	1966	[25]
Alpi Eagles	Italy	civilian	SIAI-Marchetti SF.260	1981	1990	[26]
Asas de Portugal	Portugal	Portuguese Air Force	Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	1977	2010
Black Arrows	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force - 111 Squadron [27]	Hawker Hunter F.4 & F.6	1956	1960	[28]
Blades	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	BAC Jet Provost T.5	1970	1972	Successor to The Gins [25] [29]
Blue Chips	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	DHC Chipmunk T.10	1960s	1974	[25]
Blue Devils	Canada	Royal Canadian Air Force	De Havilland Vampire	1949	1951
Blue Diamonds	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force - 92 Squadron [27]	Hawker Hunter	1960	1962	[25]
Blue Diamonds	Philippines	Philippine Air Force	Northrop F-5	1952	2005
Bulldogs	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Bulldog T.1			[28]
Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team	Canada	civilian	North American Harvard	1999	2021	[30] [31]
Cavallino Rampante (Prancing Horses)	Italy	Italian Air Force - 4th Wing	North American F-86 Sabre	1950	1961	Served three tours as the national air display team (1950-52, 1956-57 and 1960-61)
Coors Light Silver Bullet - Airshow Team	United States	Civilian	BD-5J	1983	1991
Diavoli Rossi (Red Devils)	Italy	Italian Air Force - 6th Wing	Republic F-84F Thunderstreak	1958	1959	Served one tour as the national air display team (1958-59)
Dragões	Portugal	Portuguese Air Force	F-84 Thunderjet	1950s	1958
Elang Biru (Blue Falcon)	Indonesia	Indonesian Air Force	F-16 Fighting Falcon	1995	2000	[32]
Fighting Cocks	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Hawker Hunter F.4	1950s	1950s	[28]
Firebirds	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force - 56 Squadron [27]	Lightning F.1	1963	1965	[28]
Falcons	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	North American F-86 Sabre	1958		[33] [34]
Gazelles	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Gazelle HT.3	1970s	1970s	[28]
Gemini Pair	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost T.4 & T.5	1970	1973	[28]
Getti Tonanti (Thunderjets)	Italy	Italian Air Force - 5th Wing	Republic F-84 Thunderjet	1953	1960	Served two tours as the national air display team (1953-55 and 1959-60)
The Gins	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost T.4	1968	1970	[28]
The Blades	United Kingdom	2Excel Aviation (civilian)	Extra EA-300	2005	2023
Golden Centennaires	Canada	Royal Canadian Air Force	Canadair CT-114 Tutor	1967	1967
Golden Crown	Iran	Imperial Iranian Air Force	F-5E Tiger II	1955	1979
Golden Hawks	Canada	Royal Canadian Air Force	Canadair F-86 Sabre	1959	1964
Golden Sabres	Philippines	Philippine Air Force	F-86F Sabre	1972	1974
Green Marrows	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Canberra B.2 & T.4	1989	1989	[28]
Kiwi Red	New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Air Force	A-4K Skyhawk	1986	1989	[35]
LancieriNeri (Black Lancers)	Italy	Italian Air Force - 2nd Wing	Canadair Sabre	1957	1959	Served one tour as the national air display team (1957-59)
Leteće zvezde	Yugoslavia	Yugoslav Air Force	Soko G-4 Super Galeb	1985	2000
Lincolnshire Poachers	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost	1969	1969	[36]
Linton Blacks	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Vampire T.1	1960	1960	[28]
Macaws	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost T.4	1968	1972	[28]
Meteorites	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Meteor T.7	1952	1952	[28]
Paybills	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	Supermarine Attacker	1952		[33] [37]
Poachers	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost T.4 & T.5	1963	1976	[28]
Rattlers	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	Shenyang F-6	1969	14 March 1969	[33] [38]
Red Aces	Philippines	Philippine Air Force		1971	1974
Red Checkers	New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Air Force	CT-4 Airtrainer	1967 1980	1973 2015	[39]
Red Dragons	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	Hawker Sea Fury	1951		[33] [40]
Red Pelicans	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force - Central Flying School [27]	Jet Provost T.4 & T.5	1962	1973	[28]
Redskins	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost	1959	1959	[28]
Sabres Nine	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	North American F-86 Sabre	1964		[33]
Sharks	United Kingdom	Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm	Gazelle	1975	1992
Sagar Pawan	India	Indian Navy	HAL Kiran 2	2003	2010
Skylarks	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Chipmunk T.10	1968	1970	[28]
Swallows	Belgium	Belgian Air Force	SIAI-Marchetti SF.260	1973	1997	[25]
Swords	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost T.5	1974	1974	[29]
Silver Swallows	Republic of Ireland	Irish Air Corps	CM.170 Magister	1986	1998
Solo Display Team	Netherlands	Royal Netherlands Air Force	F-16 Fighting Falcon & AH-64 Apache	1979	2019	solo team of each aircraft
Team Iskry	Poland	Polish Air Force	PZL TS-11 Iskra	1969	2021
Team 60	Sweden	Swedish Air Force	Saab 105 (SK 60)	1974	2024	Retirement of SK60
Tigers	Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force	Shenyang F-6	1980		[33] [38]
Tigers	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force - 74 Squadron [27]	Lightning F.1 Phantom F-4J	1961	1992 [28]
Tigri Bianche (White Tigers)	Italy	Italian Air Force - 51st Wing	Republic F-84 Thunderjet	1953	1956	Served one tours as the national air display team (1955-56)
Tomahawks	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Sioux HT.3	1967	1969	[28]
Ukrainian Falcons	Ukraine	Ukrainian Air Force	Mikoyan MiG-29	1995	2002
Vipers	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	Jet Provost T.4	1968	1969	[28]
Yellowjacks	United Kingdom	Royal Air Force - 4 Flying Training School [27]	Folland Gnat T.1	1964	1964	became the Red Arrows
Display team	Country	Operator	Final aircraft	When formed	Disbanded	Notes, references

Formation flying

Team	Country	Operator	Final aircraft	When formed	Disbanded	Notes
Four Horsemen	United States	774th Troop Carrier Squadron	Lockheed C-130A Hercules	1957	1960	[41]

References

Citations

1. Shaitly, Shahesta (23 May 2010). "The art of aerobatic wing walking" . TheGuardian.com. The Guardian, Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 4 August 2023. They are the world's only formation aerobatic team. They perform death-defying stunts to 6 million spectators every year. They are all women… and they are looking for a new recruit. Have you got what it takes?
2. "Alap-Alap Formation". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
3. Yenne 1991, p. 17.
4. "CF-18 air demonstration – Royal Canadian Air Force". Canada.ca. Royal Canadian Air Force. 10 April 2013.
5. "Chinook Display team". RAF.MoD.uk. Royal Air Force. n.d.
6. Yenne 1991, p. 20.
7. "Iron Wolf Aerobatics". IronWolfTeam.com.
8. Yenne 1991, p. 34.
9. "Patrulla Aspa – Ejército del Aire". PatrullaAspa.Defensa.gob.es. Spanish Air Force . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
10. Yenne 1991, p. 38.
11. March 1989, p. 53.
12. "Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
13. "Авиационная группа высшего пилотажа 'Соколы России'". structure.mil.ru. Министерство обороны Российской Федерации (Минобороны России), Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
14. "Russian Falcons". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
15. "Sky Wing Air Demonstration Team". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
16. "SkyAces Formation Aerobatic Team". PaulBennetAirshows.com.au. Paul Bennet Airshows. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
17. Yenne 1991, p. 18.
18. "Solo Turk". SoloTurk.tsk.tr. Solo Turk.
19. "Team Raven – Formation Aerobatic Display Team". TeamRaven.co.uk.
20. Ma, Xiaochun (2015). "PLA 'Thunder' aerobatics team to perform stunts in Tianjin". en.people.cn. ChinaNews.com.
21. "White Arrows について". MoD.go.jp. JMSDF Air Training Group Ozuki.
22. "Chi siamo". YAKITALIA (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
23. "Hellenic Air Force F-16 Demo Team 'Zeus'". HAF.gr. Hellenic Air Force . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
24. "The Victors". TheVictors.be.
25. Robertson 1982, pp. 96–99
26. https://storiadellefreccetricolori.it/le-alpi-eagles-la-prima-pattuglia-acrobatica-civile-italiana/
27. March 1989, p. 51.
28. Delve 1994, p. 271.
29. Thetford 1995, p. 61.
30. Muhtar, Andrew. "Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team". Harvards.com. Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association.
31. "Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team officially disbands as of 2021". CAHS.com. Canadian Aviation Historical Society. 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
32. "Elang Biru". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
33. Hussaini, S.M.A. (2002). PAF Over the Years. PAF Book Club.
34. "Falcons Pakistan Air Force aerobatic team". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
35. Yenne 1991, p. 28.
36. Thetford 1995, p. 60.
37. "Paybills aerobatics team". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
38. "Rattlers and Tigers aerobatics team". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
39. Yenne 1991, p. 46.
40. "Red Dragons". AerobaticTeams.net. Aerobatic Display Teams.
41. "'The Four Horsemen' demonstrated the power of the C-130 Hercules". HistoryNet.com. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

Bibliography

• Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1-85310-451-5.
• March, P. (1989). Royal Air Force Yearbook 1989. Fairford, England: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
• Robertson, Bruce (1982). Aviation Enthusiasts' Data Book. Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN   0-85059-500-2.
• Thetford, O. (1995). Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918. London, England: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN   0-85177-865-8.
• Yenne, B. (1991). The Aerobats. United Kingdom: Magna Books. ISBN   1-85422-163-9.

External links

• Aerobatic Display Teams of the World
• Demonstration Flight Teams — via Archive.org
• Military Flight Demonstration Teams of the World — at PhotoRecon.net