RAF Tucano Display Team

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RAF Tucano Display Team

The solo display of the Short Tucano T1, the turboprop on which RAF and Royal Navy students began basic fast-jet training at Linton-on-Ouse for a quarter of a century.

Tucano T1Aeronave
1In the display
Disbanded 2019Status
Photo: Calvin Smith from Madrid, Spain / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
OperadorForça Aérea RealPaísReino UnidoTipoSolo displayHome baseRAF Linton-on-OuseStatusDisbanded 2019
A história

RAF Tucano Display Team: how the team came to be and what it flies today

The basic fast-jet trainer

The Short Tucano T1, a Belfast-built development of the Embraer Tucano, replaced the Jet Provost at No 1 Flying Training School, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, from 1993. Flown by No 72(R) Squadron, it gave RAF, Royal Navy and foreign students basic fast-jet training before they moved on to the Hawk. The Tucano display was the public face of that course, a single aircraft flown by a qualified instructor on the UK air-show circuit.

End of the Tucano

The display ended with the aircraft. Flying training at Linton-on-Ouse ceased in October 2019 when the last students graduated and the course moved to RAF Valley on the Beechcraft Texan T1. On 25 October 2019 the Tucano was withdrawn from RAF service, and an aerial display at Linton-on-Ouse marked the occasion. The station’s aerodrome was notified to close on 18 December 2020.

The display ended with the aircraft. Flying training at Linton-on-Ouse ceased in October 2019 when the last students graduated and the course moved to RAF Valley on the Beechcraft Texan T1.RAF Tucano Display Team · verified 2026-10-02
À primeira vista

RAF Tucano Display Team in numbers

The team

Formation
1 aeronave

  • One Tucano T1 flown solo by an instructor

A aeronave

Flown
Short Tucano T1

  • Short Tucano T1

Lar

Based at
RAF Linton-on-Ouse

  • No 1 Flying Training School
  • No 72(R) Squadron

The display

Aircraft in the display
1
A aeronave

Every type RAF Tucano Display Team has flown

Aeronave Anos Number Observação
Short Tucano T1 2019 1 Replaced the Jet Provost at 1 FTS in 1993; withdrawn from RAF service 25 October 2019.
Linha do tempo

RAF Tucano Display Team, year by year

1993

Tucano T1 replaces the Jet Provost at No 1 Flying Training School, Linton-on-Ouse.

2019

Last students graduate; basic fast-jet training moves to RAF Valley.

2019

Tucano withdrawn from RAF service; retirement display at Linton-on-Ouse.

2020

Linton-on-Ouse aerodrome notified to close.

Perguntas e Respostas

Everything people ask about RAF Tucano Display Team

What aircraft did the RAF Tucano Display Team fly?
The Short Tucano T1, a turboprop basic fast-jet trainer.
Where was the Tucano display based?
At RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, home of No 1 Flying Training School.
Was the Tucano display a team or a solo?
A single-aircraft solo display.
Why did the Tucano display end?
The Tucano was withdrawn from RAF service on 25 October 2019 and training moved to RAF Valley on the Texan T1.

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Verified 2026-10-02.