Turkish Stars

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Turkish Stars

Country:	Turkey
Aircraft Currently Flown:	8 Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter's 6 F-5 Freedom Fighter's 1 C-130 Hercules
Sponsor:	Turkish Air Force
Base Airport:	Konya Airport
Colours:	Red, White
Date Formed:	November 7, 1992
Crest/Logo:

The Turkish Stars (Turkish: Türk Yıldızları) are the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force and the official national aerobatics team of Turkey.

The team was formed on November 7, 1992 and was officially named the Turkish Stars on January 11, 1993.

Turkish Stars fly with 8 Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighters, making them one of the few national aerobatics teams to fly supersonic aircraft, and the only one with formations of 8 supersonic jets. The total number of F-5s available to the team is 14.

The team also has its own C-130 Hercules cargo planes, which have the same Turkish Stars paintwork.

[edit] See also

• Turkish Air Force

[edit] External links

• Turkish Stars' official website

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