Skorpion Aerobatic Team
A rare Mi-24 helicopter display team formed in 1999 by the attack helicopter regiment at Pruszcz Gdański, whose flying stopped when its crews were sent to Afghanistan.
Skorpion Aerobatic Team: how the team came to be and what it flies today
Hinds in formation
The Skorpion team was formed in 1999 within the 49th Combat Helicopter Regiment at Pruszcz Gdański, near Gdańsk, the Polish Land Forces’ main base for Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters. Flying four Mi-24s, it was described by the English-language Wikipedia as one of only two aerobatic teams in the world to display the heavy Soviet-designed gunship. Its debut came at an air picnic at Pruszcz Gdański in 1999, followed the same year by an appearance at the international air show at Radom. Displaying a large assault helicopter in formation set the team apart from the jet and propeller teams that filled most European programmes.
Grounded by Afghanistan
The regiment’s Mi-24 crews were committed to the Polish contingent in Afghanistan from 2010, and in 2011 the team was reported to have suspended its flying because of those operational commitments. No later public displays by the team have been traced, and no formal announcement of its disbandment has been found. The Mi-24 itself remains in service at Pruszcz Gdański, where the 49th Air Base was still flying twelve of the type when local historians marked 35 years of Mi-24 operations there.
Skorpion Aerobatic Team in numbers
Het team
- Vorming
- 4 helikopters
- Four Mil Mi-24
- Crews from the 49th Combat Helicopter Regiment
Flying reported suspended in 2011
Het vliegtuig
- Gevlogen
- Mil Mi-24
- Mil Mi-24 (1999–)
Thuis
- Gevestigd te
- Pruszcz Gdański
- 49th Combat Helicopter Regiment, later 49th Air Base
Het scherm
- Vliegtuigen in de tentoonstelling
- 4
Every type Skorpion Aerobatic Team has flown
| Vliegtuig | Jaren | Nummer | Opmerking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mil Mi-24 | since 1999 | 4 | Four Mi-24 attack helicopters of the 49th regiment. |
What Skorpion Aerobatic Team is known for
- Described by Wikipedia as one of only two aerobatic teams in the world flying the Mi-24.
- Displayed at the Radom international air show in its first year, 1999 (Wikipedia).
Skorpion Aerobatic Team, year by year
Team formed in the 49th Combat Helicopter Regiment at Pruszcz Gdański
Debut display at an air picnic at Pruszcz Gdański
Displays at the international air show at Radom
Regiment crews committed to operations in Afghanistan
Team reported to have suspended flying
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