List of aerobatic teams
Current
The Australian Roulettes
A head-on pass performed by the Frecce Tricolori
The Red Arrows in Apollo formation (2010)
Strizhi and Russian Knights group flight on Maks (2007)
Surya Kiran of Indian Air Force
Patrouille de France producing colored smoke during an air show
Esquadrilha da Fumaça during Brazilian Independence Day celebrations
"Blue Impulse" (JASDF)
- Aerostars
- Al Fursan (United Arab Emirates Air Force)
- Asas de Portugal (Portuguese Air Force)
- Ba Yi ("August 1st"--People's Liberation Army Air Force)
- Black Cats (Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm - United Kingdom)
- Black Eagles (Republic of Korea Air Force)
- Black Knights (Republic of Singapore Air Force)
- Blue Angels (United States Navy)
- Blue Diamonds (Philippine Air Force)
- Blue Eagles (Army Air Corps—United Kingdom)
- Blue Impulse (Japan Air Self-Defense Force)
- Blue Phoenix (Royal Thai Air Force)
- Black Falcons (Royal New Zealand Air Force)
- Breitling Jet Team (private (Breitling))
- Cartouche doré ("Golden Cartidge"—French Air Force)
- Cruz del Sur ("Southern Cross"—Argentine Air Force)
- Diables Rouges ("Red Devils"—Belgian Air Force)
- Jupiter Aerobatic Team (Indonesian Air Force)
- Esquadrilha da Fumaça ("Smoke Squadron"—Brazilian Air Force)
- Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team (civilian, Czech Republic)
- Frecce Tricolori ("Tricolour Arrows"—Italian Air Force)
- Hawks of Romania (Romanian National Aerobatic Team)
- Halcones ("Falcons"—Chilean Air Force)
- Hungarian Sky Hussars (Imitated Dogfight with MIG-21 bis - Hungarian Air Force)
- Green Hawk (Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, Thailand)
- Krila Oluje ("Wings of Storm"—Croatian Air Force)
- Kris Sakti (Royal Malaysian Air Force)
- Marche Verte ("Green March"—Royal Moroccan Air Force)
- Midnight Hawks (Finnish Air Force)
- Orlik Aerobatic Team, White-Red Sparks (also known as Team Iskry)
- Scorpion (aerobatic team) (Polish Air Forces)
- Patriots Jet Team (private US based)
- Patrouille de France (French Air Force)
- Patrouille Suisse, (Swiss Air Force)
- P3 Flyers (Civilian, Swiss)
- Patrulla Aguila, Patrulla Aspa (Eagle Patrol; Blade Patrol—Spanish Air Force)
- PC-7 Team (Swiss Air Force)
- Red Arrows (Royal Air Force—United Kingdom)
- Red Pelicans, Rothmans, Silver Falcons (South African Air Force)
- Rotores de Portugal (Portuguese Air Force—Helicopters)
- Roulettes (Royal Australian Air Force)
- Royal Jordanian Falcons (Royal Jordanian Air Force)
- Russian Knights, Swifts (Russian: Strizhi), Rus, Falcons of Russia (Russian Air Force)
- Sagar Pawan ("Sea Breeze"—Indian Navy)
- Sarang ("Peacock"—Indian Air Force)
- Saudi Hawks, (Royal Saudi Air Force)
- Sherdils (Pakistan Air Force)
- Silver Falcons (South African Air Force)
- Silver Swallows (Irish Air Corps)
- Silver stars (Egyptian air force)
- Smokey Bandits (Royal Malaysian Air Force)
- Snowbirds (Royal Canadian Air Force)
- Surya Kiran ("Sun Rays"—Indian Air Force)
- Team 60 (Swedish Air Force)
- Team AeroDynamix Formation Aerobatic Team [1]
- Thunder Tiger Squadron (Republic of China Air Force)
- Thunderbirds (United States Air Force)
- Turkish Stars (Türk Yıldızları) (Turkish Air Force)
- Ukrainian Falcons (Ukrainian Air Force)
- Grupa Akrobacyjna ŻELAZNY (civilian, Republic of Poland)
- Black Falcons (Royal New Zealand Air Force)
Former teams
Stunt flyer flying low in a Curtiss Pusher plane, California, circa 1927
Martin B-57B-MA Serial 52-1560 of the 71st Light Bomber Squadron - 1957. This aircraft was also one of the "Black Knights" aerial acrobatic team. After its withdrawal from France in 1958, this aircraft was eventually assigned to the 8th Tactical Bomb Squadron at Phan Rang Air Base South Vietnam and flew combat bombing missions into the late 1960s.
- Australia
- Black Diamonds (75 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force using Sabre 32s)
- Red Diamonds (76 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force using Sabre 31s)
- Austria
- Karo As (Diamonds Ace) (1975-1984 - Austrian Armed Forces)
- Silver Birds (Austrian Armed Forces)
- Brazil
- Akrobatika (a particular Squadron from Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil)
- Colombia
- Águilas Negras (Colombian Air Force using Beechcraft T-34 Mentor)
- Halcones Dorados (Colombian Air Force using Mirage 5 and Kfir)
- Canada
- Dragonflies (Four Bell Kiowas from RCAF training units)
- Golden Centennaires (Royal Canadian Air Force)
- Golden Hawks (Royal Canadian Air Force)
- Red Knight (Royal Canadian Air Force)
- Goldilocks
- Musket Golds
- Tutor Whites (2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School Formation Team)
- Blue Devils
- Fireballs
- Siskins
- Tigers
- Sky Lancers
- Easy Aces
- Warlocks
- Bobcats
- Bald Eagles
- Roy and the Boys
- Vikings
- Hummingbirds
- Deadeye Zips
- Alberta Arrows
- India
- Thunderbolts (Indian Air Force) 1982-89
- Indonesia
- Jupiter Aerobatic Team (Indonesian Air Force)
- Iran
- Taj-Talaee (Golden Crown) (1955-1979 -Imperial Iranian Air Force)
- Italy
- Cavallino Rampante (Prancing Horse) (1950-52 and 1956-57 - Italian Air Force)
- Diavoli Rossi (Red Devils) (1957-59 - Italian Air Force)
- Getti Tonanti (Thundering Jets) (1953-55 and 1959-60 - Italian Air Force)
- Lancieri Neri (Black Lancers) (1960- Italian Air Force)
- Tigri Bianche (White Tigers) (1955-56 - Italian Air Force)
- Malaysia
- Smokey Bandits (Royal Malaysian Air Force flying MIG 29)
- Norway
- Flying Jokers (Squadron 332, Royal Norwegian Air Force)
- Peru
- Los Diablos Rojos (Air Group 51, Peruvian Air Force. Flew Aermacchi MB-339AP)
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Thailand
- Sanmueang (Royal Thai Air Force)
- United Kingdom
- Black Arrows (No. 111 Squadron RAF, 1950s)
- Blue Diamonds (No. 92 Squadron RAF)
- Blue Herons (UK, Royal Navy, FRADU)
- Fighting Cocks (No. 43 Squadron RAF using four Hawker Hunters)
- The Firebirds (No. 56 Squadron RAF using the English Electric Lightning)
- Fred's Five (UK, Royal Navy, 892 Naval Air Squadron)
- The Tigers (No. 74 Squadron RAF)
- The Red Pelicans (UK, RAF)
- The Sharks (UK, Royal Navy, 705 Naval Air Squadron)
- Simon's Sircus (UK, Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm)
- Yellowjacks (UK, RAF)
- United States
- Acrojets (USAF Fighter School at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona 1949-1950)
- Acrojets (USAFE at Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Germany in the mid-1950s)
- Air Barons (US Naval Reserve unit,Parent unit VA-209) US Navy
- Air Barrels (United States Navy using Douglas A-4B Skyhawks from NAS Glenview)
- The Black Knights (38th Tactical Bombardment Wing, USAFE, 1950s)
- Minute Men (Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars, later North American F-86 Sabres from the Colorado Air National Guard)
- Skyblazers (USAFE at Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Germany from the late 1940s to 1962)
- Silver Eagles US Army Helicopter demonstration team, 1972–76
- Yugoslavia
- New Zealand
References
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