Strischi (aerobatic team)

Strischi (aerobatic team)
Country:	Russia
Currently used aircraft type:	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29
Sponsor:	Russian Air Force
Base airfield:	Kubinka military airfield
Founding:	May 6, 1991
Colours:	Red, blue, white
Weblink:	Official website

The Strischi ( Russian Стрижи , German  swifts ) are an aerobatic team of the Russian Air Force .

history

The squadron was officially established on May 6, 1991 and is stationed at the Kubinka military airfield . The formation of an aerobatic group within the 2nd squadron of the 234th Gardejadgfliegerregiment stationed at this base happened as early as the mid-1980s.

She has been flying the MiG-29 since the beginning , with which the unit was equipped during this period. The Strischi made their first public appearance in France in 1992 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the French Normandy-Nyemen Air Regiment, still in the first blue and white color scheme, which has now been replaced by the Russian national colors . Before that, there was already a friendship visit to Uppsala, Sweden . On the occasion of the adoption of the GSSD , the squadron flew from Sperenberg airfield to Germany in 1994 .

There are also opportunities to fly civilians with MiG-15 , Aero L-29 , Aero L-39 and MiG-29.

The Strishi often show joint demonstrations with the Russkije Vitjasi aerobatic team . The three teams Berkuti , Russkije Vitjasi and Strischi are now among the standard teams of the MAKS air shows and the victory parades in Moscow.

photos

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  MiG-29 Fulcrum-B of the Strischi with braking parachute (2009)

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  Strischi-MiGs in the first color scheme (Sperenberg, 1994)

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  MiG-29 'Strischi' (Strizhi) at the MAKS 2017 near Moscow

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  MiG-29 'Strischi' (Strizhi) at the MAKS 2017 near Moscow

Web links

Commons : Strizhi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Andy Gröning: MiG-29 . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2015, p. 37 .