Aerobatic Display Teams News

Russian Knights and Swifts 2012 Schedule

Russian Knights and Swifts aerobatic teams display dates for 2012 announced.

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Snowbirds bird strike incident at Moose Jaw

Snowbird #7 Captain Iain Cummings was involved in birds strike incident on May 16, during first demonstration at Squadron's home base at Moose Jaw.

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ROKAF Display Team Black Eagles to visit UK

Black Eagles will visit UK for the first time this summer starting with participation at Waddington Airshow from 30 June to 1 July. Then the Korean aerobatic team will join Royal International Air Tatoo and Farnborough Airshow.

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Blue Angels Announce 2013-14 Commander/Leader

US NAVY Blue Angels announced the new boss for the 2013-14 seasons, during a press conference at the National Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla. A panel of admirals and former Blue Angel commanding officers selected Cmdr. Thomas Frosch to succeed Capt. Greg McWherter.

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Patrouille de France 2012 Display Dates

Patrouille de France aerobatic teams announced 2012 schedule.

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New Display Team were formed by Royal Thai Air Force

Blue Phoenix are the first ever formed Royal Thai Air Force Aerobatic Team, which fly six blue, white and red painted PC-9 Mustang aircraft, all fitted with white smoke generators.

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Blue Angels Fat Albert will be out for a few months

The Blue Angels C-130 cargo plane also named "Fat Albert" will be out of the airshows until June. The aircraft will go under regular maintenance and will be replaced by another C-130.

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Turkish Stars new livery and 2012 schedule

Turkish Stars aerobatic team introduced the new paint scheme. The new one is similar to the previous, but more impressive. The team also announced the 2012 show dates.

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Red Arrows 2012 Schedule is announced

Royal Air Force aerobatic display team The Red Arrows announced 2012 display dates. Note that this year the team fly seven Hawk aircraft instead of normally nine, as earlier in March the first Red Arrows female pilot Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Stewart, Red 9, has been re-assigned from flying duties, as she suffering from stress after the deaths of two team's pilots last year. In addition, the RAF decided to cut another position, Red 8.

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Esquadrilha da Fumaca 2012 Schedule Update

Brazilian Air Force demonstration squadron Esquadrilha da Fumaca announced updates to 2012 schedule including foreign displays at Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and USA.

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RNZAF Red Checkers 2012 Schedule

Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic display team Red Checkers 2012 display dates is published.

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Black Diamond Jet Team L-39 belly-landed

One of the L-39 aircraft belonging to Black Diamond Jet Team belly-landed yesterday after a VIP air display before the official Florida International Air Show at the Punta Gorda Airport.

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New civilian jet team were created

Red Steel Jet Team is a new civilian owned aerobatic team, which fly three L-39 and one MiG-23UB aircraft. The team is based at Lancaster, Texas, USA, and will debut at Dyess AFB Airshow, Abilene, TX on 27 to 29 April 2012.

New Display Teams 2012 Schedules

Patriots Jet Team, Patrouille Suisse, PC-7 TEAM and Frecce Tricolori 2012 display dates are publish.

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Turkish Stars fatal crash today

One of the Turkish Stars NF-5A crashed today at about 12:00, killing the pilot Capt. Ümit Özer. Capt. Ozer was on routine training flight over the team home base Konya when he crashed 2 kilometers away from the airbase. The crash is under investigation to determine the cause of the accident.

Red Arrows will fly seven planes in 2012. First female pilot quits the team.

The very first Red Arrows’ female pilot Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Stewart, age 34, has been re-assigned from flying duties, as she suffering from stress after the deaths of two team’s pilots last year.

Meanwhile the famous RAF aerobatic display team will fly only seven aircraft in 2012 show season.

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Thunder Tigers AT-3 mid-air collision

Two of the Taiwan Air Force aerobatic team “Thunder Tigers” AT-3 training jet aircraft, collided in mid-air during training flight. The planes took off from Gangshan Air Force Base at 3:37 p.m. for formation training and collided 33 minutes later at 16,000 feet altitude and a speed of 300 miles per hour.

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Red Checkers suspend flying after an accident

Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic display team Red Checkers have been grounded, after one of the plane experienced a mechanical failure. Squadron Leader Jim Rankin, who fly this CT-4E Airtrainer aircraft, was forced to land the plane about 100 meters away from the Desert Road...

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Today turns 30 years since Thunderbirds Diamond Crash

On January 18, 1982, during a training flight four of Thunderbirds T-38 Talon aircraft crashed at Indian Springs, Nevada. The diamond performed loop in a line abreast, when the leader's plane received mechanical failure, which does not allow it to exit from loop.

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Team Viper are disbanded

The only one present Hunter display team that flies four Hawker Hunter aircraft is now history, said their facebook page. Formed in 2009 flying then BAC 167 Strikemaster (team's name came from this aircraft engine - Armstrong Siddeley Viper), they transited to Hunters in 2010. Team Viper was the civil aerobatic display team based at Exeter Airport, UK composed of military and civilian pilots, led by Chris Heames.