Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor

Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor

Escuadrilla Acrobática XXI ‘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.

2020Kurulan
Z-242LUçak
4Ekranda
AktifDurum
Photo: Fencer13 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
OperatörPeru Hava KuvvetleriÜlkePeruTürüFormasyon akrobasi ekibiAna üsChiclayo Air BaseDurumAktif
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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.

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.Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor · verified 2026-10-02

Bir bakışta

Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor in numbers

Takım

Oluşum
4 uçak

  • Four Zlin Z-242L
  • Two GB1 Game Bird added in 2025

Air Squadron 611, Air Group No. 6.

uçak

Uçtu
Zlin Z-242L

  • Zlin Z-242L (2020–)
  • Game Composites GB1 Game Bird (2025–)

Ev

Merkezi şurada bulunmaktadır:
Chiclayo Air Base

  • Air Group No. 6, Chiclayo

Ekran

Sergilenen uçaklar
4
Araç giydirme
red and white, Peru’s national colours

uçak

Every type Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor has flown

Uçak Yıllar Sayı Not
Zlin Z-242L since 2020 4 Reassigned primary trainers.
Game Composites GB1 Game Bird 2025'ten beri 2 Presented March 2025; four more planned.

Şunlarla tanınır:

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).

pilotlar

Who leads Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor

  • Major Carlos Angulo Amico · First commander

Zaman çizelgesi

Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor, year by year

2020

Activated as Air Squadron 611 of Air Group No. 6 with four Zlin Z-242L.

2023

First display of the 2023 season, at Pimentel.

2025

Two GB1 Game Birds presented for the squadron.

2026

Emergency landing near Chiclayo after a mechanical failure in practice; pilot unhurt.


Kazalar

Bu kadar yakına uçmanın maliyeti

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2026

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. Can kaybı yok.


Sorular ve Cevaplar

Everything people ask about Escuadrilla Acrobática Bicolor

What aircraft does the Escuadrilla Bicolor fly?
Four Zlin Z-242L piston trainers, joined in 2025 by two GB1 Game Bird aerobatic aircraft.
Where is it based?
At Chiclayo, with the FAP’s Air Group No. 6.
When was it formed?
On 27 October 2020.
Why is it called Bicolor?
After Peru’s red and white national colours.