Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor
Peru’s first display team since the 1980s flies Zlin Z-242L piston trainers from Chiclayo and is adding GB1 Game Bird aerobatic aircraft.
Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor: how the team came to be and what it flies today
Reviving a Peruvian tradition
The Peruvian Air Force activated the Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor on 27 October 2020 as Air Squadron 611 of Air Group No. 6 at Chiclayo, reassigning four Zlin Z-242L primary trainers to it. Its name refers to Peru’s red and white national colours. Infodefensa recorded two earlier FAP teams: the 4 Ases on Hawker Hunters and the Diablos Rojos on Aermacchi MB-339As in the 1980s. The first commander was Major Carlos Angulo Amico.
Zlins and Game Birds at Chiclayo
The team displays mainly over the northern coast near Chiclayo, including Pimentel. In March 2025 the FAP presented two Game Composites GB1 Game Bird aerobatic aircraft for the squadron, bought for about US$1.9 million with four more planned over two years. On 5 May 2026 one of the team’s aircraft made an emergency landing in rice fields near Chiclayo after a mechanical fault during practice; the pilot was unhurt and the FAP opened an investigation.
Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor in numbers
The team
- Formation
- 4 aircraft
- Four Zlin Z-242L
- Two GB1 Game Bird added in 2025
Air Squadron 611, Air Group No. 6.
Самолёт
- Flown
- Zlin Z-242L
- Zlin Z-242L (2020–)
- Game Composites GB1 Game Bird (2025–)
Дом
- Based at
- Chiclayo Air Base
- Air Group No. 6, Chiclayo
The display
- Aircraft in the display
- 4
- Livery
- red and white, Peru’s national colours
Every type Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor has flown
| Самолёт | Годы | Number | Примечание |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zlin Z-242L | since 2020 | 4 | Reassigned primary trainers. |
| Game Composites GB1 Game Bird | since 2025 | 2 | Presented March 2025; four more planned. |
What Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor is known for
- First FAP aerobatic team since the Diablos Rojos of the 1980s (Infodefensa).
- Two GB1 Game Bird aerobatic aircraft added in March 2025 (Pucará).
Who leads Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor
- Major Carlos Angulo Amico · First commander
Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor, year by year
Activated as Air Squadron 611 of Air Group No. 6 with four Zlin Z-242L.
First display of the 2023 season, at Pimentel.
Two GB1 Game Birds presented for the squadron.
Emergency landing near Chiclayo after a mechanical failure in practice; pilot unhurt.
The cost of flying this close
Display flying is among the most demanding flying there is. These are the accidents on record, with the findings as published.
Aerobatic trainer (type not stated). Mechanical failure during practice over Chiclayo; forced landing in rice fields at Chacupe Bajo, La Victoria district. Pilot unhurt; FAP accident board investigating. No fatalities.
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Around Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor
Все факты проверены.
- Perú crea la Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor equipada con aviones Zlin Z-242L (Infodefensa)
- La Fuerza Aérea del Perú presentó oficialmente sus dos GB1 Game Bird (Pucará Defensa)
- Avioneta de maniobras de la FAP aterriza de emergencia por presunta falla mecánica en Chiclayo (La República, May 2026)
- Primera exhibición aérea 2023 de la Escuadrilla Bicolor en Pimentel (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)
Verified 2026-10-02.