- Red Checkers
The Red Checkers are the
aerobatic /precision flying Team of theRoyal New Zealand Air Force . The Checkers fly thePacific Aerospace CT-4E Airtrainer. Previous aircraft used were the CT4B andNorth American Harvard (T-6). Until the year 1994 the Checkers were based atWigram . Aircraft used by the team had a nose painted in a red and white checkered pattern, but this has now been reduced to a small checkered stripe.The team is known for its mirror flying displays. It is the only RNZAF team to have a sustained history, the "Jetabatic"
de Havilland Vampire team and "Kiwi Red"A-4 Skyhawk team lasted only a few years.Red Checker pilots are senior flying instructors from the RNZAF Central Flying School and the Pilot Training Squadron situated at
RNZAF Base Ohakea .
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