Sky Hussars
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The Sky Hussars (Russian: Небесные Гусары, Nebesnye Gusary, "Celestial Hussars") is an aerobatic team of aviation training flight crews of the Russian Air Force. It is formed on the basis of the 3rd Air Squadron of the 234th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment(GFAR) (Known in Russian as ЦПАТ ВВС России им. И. Н. Кожедуба, TsPAT VVS Rossii im. I. N. Kozheduba, "Aircraft Display Center of the Russian Air Force named after I. N. Kozhedub"), in 1989. The color scheme and the name of the team appeared on Su-25 aircraft in 1991. The Sky Hussars became one of the world's first aerobatic teams that are purely made up of ground-attack aircraft.
History
The Sky Hussars could trace its lineage from the 234th GFAR of Kubinka. Despite the fact that this regiment was a combat-ready squadron in the structure of the Air Force, aerobatic pilots had always been among the priorities. The Regiment, in full force, participated in parades held in Tushino Airfield. Pilots of the GFAR not only practiced tasks of aerobatic maneuvers, but also engaged in aerial and air-to-ground sorties.
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