Blue Diamonds

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Blue Diamonds

Die Blauen Diamanten

No. 92 Squadron’s royal-blue Hunter F.6 team, the RAF’s premier display team of 1961–1962, flying sixteen aircraft in formations of nine and seven.

1960Kurulan
Hunter F.6Uçak
16Ekranda
Disbanded 1962Durum
OperatörKraliyet Hava KuvvetleriÜlkeBirleşik KrallıkTürüFormasyon akrobasi ekibiAna üsRAF LeconfieldDurumDisbanded 1962
Hikaye

Blue Diamonds: how the team came to be and what it flies today

No. 92 Squadron takes over

When No. 111 Squadron’s Black Arrows stood down at the end of 1960, the RAF’s premier team role passed to No. 92 Squadron. Sqn Ldr Brian Mercer, previously a flight commander and deputy leader of the Black Arrows, built the new team from late 1960 at RAF Middleton St George, and the squadron moved to RAF Leconfield in May 1961. Its Hawker Hunter F.6s were painted royal blue with a thin white flash along the fuselage and modified to produce coloured smoke from the gun packs.

Sixteen blue Hunters

The team flew sixteen aircraft, splitting during the display into formations of nine and seven. It flew at Farnborough and at the Battle of Britain display at Biggin Hill in 1961 and 1962, and in June 1961 the German press at Mönchengladbach called the squadron “Die Blauen Diamanten”. In October 1962 Mercer handed over to Sqn Ldr Paddy Hine, and from March 1963 the squadron converted to the English Electric Lightning, which ended the Hunter team.

The team flew sixteen aircraft, splitting during the display into formations of nine and seven. It flew at Farnborough and at the Battle of Britain display at Biggin Hill in 1961 and 1962, and in June 1961 the German press at Mönchengladbach called the squadron “Die Blauen Diamanten”.Blue Diamonds · verified 2026-10-02
Bir bakışta

Blue Diamonds in numbers

Takım

Oluşum
16 aircraft

  • Nine-ship and seven-ship sections
  • No. 92 Squadron pilots

uçak

Uçtu
Hawker Hunter F.6

  • Hunter F.6 (1960–1962)

Ev

Merkezi şurada bulunmaktadır:
RAF Leconfield

  • RAF Middleton St George until May 1961

Ekran

Sergilenen uçaklar
16
Duman
coloured, from the gun packs
Araç giydirme
royal blue with a thin white fuselage flash
uçak

Every type Blue Diamonds has flown

Uçak Yıllar Sayı Not
Hawker Hunter F.6 1960–1962 16
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What Blue Diamonds is known for

  • Flew sixteen blue Hunters, splitting into nine and seven (AerobaticTeams.net).
  • Displayed at Farnborough in 1961 and 1962 (92 Squadron history).
  • Named “Die Blauen Diamanten” by the German press at Mönchengladbach in June 1961 (92 Squadron history).
  • A twelve-ship RAF Hunter team shared a display with Iran’s Golden Crown in 1961 (IIAF.net).
pilotlar

Who leads Blue Diamonds

  • Sqn Ldr Brian Mercer · Leader 1960–1962
  • Sqn Ldr Paddy Hine · Leader from October 1962
Zaman çizelgesi

Blue Diamonds, year by year

1960

Sqn Ldr Brian Mercer begins building the team at Middleton St George.

1961

No. 92 Squadron moves to RAF Leconfield.

1961

Display at Mönchengladbach; the German press coins “Die Blauen Diamanten”.

1961

Farnborough and Battle of Britain displays.

1962

Sqn Ldr Paddy Hine succeeds Mercer.

1963

Conversion to the Lightning ends the Hunter team.

Sorular ve Cevaplar

Everything people ask about Blue Diamonds

What aircraft did the Blue Diamonds fly?
Hawker Hunter F.6 fighters of No. 92 Squadron, painted royal blue.
How many aircraft were in the Blue Diamonds?
Sixteen, split during the display into formations of nine and seven.
Where were the Blue Diamonds based?
RAF Middleton St George, then RAF Leconfield from May 1961.
When were the Blue Diamonds active?
They displayed in 1961 and 1962 as the RAF’s premier team.

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Doğrulama tarihi: 2026-10-02.