Swifts (aerobatic team)

Strizhi (Swifts) 237 TsPAT (237th Centre for Display of Aviation Equipment)
MiG-29UB of Swifts at Kubinka air base
Active	May 6, 1991 to the present
Country	Russian Federation
Branch	Russian Air Force
Role	Aerobatic display team
Garrison/HQ	Kubinka Air Base Moscow Oblast, Russia
Colors	White, Red, Dark Blue
Insignia
Identification symbol
Aircraft flown
Fighter	6 Mikoyan MiG-29

The Swifts (Russian: Стрижи, Strizhi) are a Soviet and later Russian aerobatic performance demonstrator team connected with the Russian Air Force.

Team roster

Swifts at MAKS Air Show in 2007

The team roster today unchanged since 2008. According to the Russian conventions surnames are listed first, followed by first name and patronymic:

Selutin Viktor Markovich, Guards colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team commander. Tail wingman, team leader
Morozov Valeriy Anatolyevich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot. Team leader
Sokolov Igor Evgenevich, Guards lieutenant colonel, aerobatic team deputy commander. Left wingman
Osyaikin Sergey Ivanovich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot. Right wingman
Koposov Dmitriy Alexandrovich, Guards lieutenant colonel, aerbatic team deputy commander. Right wingman, single aerobatic, extreme flying
Prohorov Aleksey Vladimirovich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot, left wingman
Vasiliev Sergey Alekseevich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot
Kuznetsov Denis, Captain, “Strizhi” aerobatic team pilot

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Annual Moscow Victory Day Parade

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Related	Victory Day (9 May) Eastern Front Great Patriotic War 2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade

Modern aerobatic teams

Military

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft	Rotorcraft

VVS i PVO Belaya Rus CF Snowbirds PLAAF August 1st UAEAF Al Fursan FiAF Midnight Hawks FAF Patrouille de France IAF Surya Kiran IN Sagar Pawan TNI AU Thunder IAF Frecce Tricolori JASDF Blue Impulse TUDM Smokey Bandits PAF Sherdils PAF Team Iskry PoAF Asas de Portugal VVS Russian Knights VVS Swifts RSAF Saudi Hawks RSAF Black Knights ROKAF Black Eagles SpAF Patrulla Águila SWAF Team 60 SAF Patrouille Suisse ROCAF Thunder Tigers TUAF Türk Yıldızları TUAF Solo Türk UAF Falcons RAF Red Arrows USAF Thunderbirds USN / USMC Blue Angels	FAA Escuadrón Cruz del Sur RAAF Roulettes FAB Esquadrilha da Fumaça TUDB Alap-Alap Formation FACh Halcones CroAF Wings of Storm FAF Cartouche Doré TNI-AU Jupiter IAF Aerobatic Team RJ Falcons FAM Escuadrilla Cuauhpopoca RMAF Marche Verte TUDM Kris Sakti PAF Orlik SAAF Silver Falcons SAF PC-7 Team RTAF Blue Phoenix	VVS Berkuts IAF Sarang TNI AU Dynamic Pegasus AoPLF Scorpions PoAF Rotores de Portugal SpAF Patrulla Aspa AAC Blue Eagles RN Black Cats

Disbanded military teams

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft	Rotorcraft

RCAF Blue Devils RCAF Golden Centennaires RCAF Golden Hawks IIAF Golden Crown IAC Silver Swallows PAF Blue Diamonds PoAF Dragões RAF Black Arrows RAF Yellowjacks RAF Red Pelicans RN Simon's Sircus YAF Leteće zvezde	RCAF Siskins RNZAF Red Checkers	RN The Sharks

Civilian

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft

Breitlings Russ Patriots Starfighters	Flying Lions The Blades Horsemen Skytypers Flying Bulls AeroSuperBatics Aeroshell Lima Lima

Disbanded civilian teams

List: List of aerobatic teams

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