Marche Verte

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Marche Verte
Marche Verte patch.svg
Marche Verte patch
Active1988 – present
Country Morocco
Branch Moroccan Air Force.png Royal Moroccan Air Force
Role Aerobatic flight display team
Size7 Aircraft
ColoursRed, Yellow, Green
Aircraft flown
Trainer Avions Mudry & Cie CAP 232
Transport CASA CN-235.
A Mudry CAP 230 of the Marche Verte aerobatic team Plane of Marche Verte aerobatic team.jpg
A Mudry CAP 230 of the Marche Verte aerobatic team

Marche Verte (English: Green March) is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Moroccan Air Force [1] and the official aerobatic team of Morocco. The Marche Verte is named for the 1975 "Green March. The team was formed in 1988 [2] when French pilot Jean-Pierre Otelli was tasked with establishing an aerobatic team. Initially, the team consisted of only two planes. In the course of time this was increased to seven.

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For aerobatic display purposes the team uses the French built trainer Avions Mudry & Cie CAP 232. [3] The support plane is a twin-turbo-prop CASA CN-235.

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References

  1. ↑ "The magnificent seventh | Times Aerospace". www.timesaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ↑ Mahon, Mark (2018-02-12). "10 Aviation & Aerospace Facts in Morocco". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Royal Air Force Aerobatic Display Teams Celebrate Royal Air Maroc's 60 Anniversary with Air Show". Morocco World News. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2025-06-24.


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