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1968-2005 F-5A Freedom Fighter. The PAF Blue Diamonds is the national aerobatic team of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Assigned to the 5th Fighter Wing, the unit is based at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga. Founded in 1952, the Blue Diamonds is one of oldest formal flying aerobatic teams in the world, [ 1] along with United States Air ...
The Philippine Air Force had a number of aerobatic teams among which the PAF Blue Diamonds was the first to be founded, and was one of the oldest formal aerobatics teams in the world. The proceeding units listed are at inactive status due to the retirement of their aircraft, most notably the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighters .
With the use of the Vought F-8 Crusader as primary aircraft and the retirement of the North American F-86 Sabre, the Red Aces temporarily ceased to exist in the 1974. The team was merged with the "Golden Sabres" team into the "Sabres" aerobatic team. The "Red Aces" were later re-established in 1996, this time flying with five Aermacchi S-211 .
Distinguished Aviation Cross (2) Military Commendation Medal (1) Antonio Marfori Bautista (September 17, 1937 – January 11, 1974) was an F-86 Sabre pilot who served in the Philippine Air Force. He served in the aerobatic display team the Blue Diamonds and fought against rebels in the south of the country. He was killed in action in January 1974.
Royal New Zealand Air Force. Beechcraft T-6 Texan II. 2000. Black Knights. Singapore. Republic of Singapore Air Force. General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon. 1973. Blue Angels.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) received 24 OV-10As from U.S. stocks in 1991, later followed by a further nine from the United States, [39] and eight ex-Thai Air Force OV-10Cs in 2003–2004. [39] The OV-10s are operated by the 16th Attack Squadron and 25th Composite Attack Squadron of the 15th Strike Wing, based in Sangley Point, Cavite. [40]
The Sabres Aerobatic Team is the most unusual in the air force in the sense that it is a combination of two aerobatic teams, the Red Aces of the 7TFS and the Golden Sabres of the 9TFS. The "Sabres" team lasted just a few years, until a petrol crisis forced its disbandment. [3]
Rotary-Wing Aircraft. MBB Bo 105. Germany. Utility helicopter. Bo-105. 4. t/n 203 donated by Manny V. Pangilinan, to be used to prepare for larger helicopters. t/n 224 donated by Dornier Technologies in October 2022. t/n 222 and 223 are also donated by still unidentified groups. Robinson R44. United States.