The Patriots Jet Team

The Patriots are a civilian jet demonstration team flying six Cold War era Czech built Aero L-39 Albatros jet trainers in a striking black paint scheme. The pilots are qualified aerobatic pilots and most are ex-members of military display teams (USAF Thunderbirds, US Navy Blue Angels and Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds).

I recently saw The Patriots fly at the 2012 Joint Base Lewis McChord Air Expo in July. They put on a great show!

The Patriots Aero L-39 Albatros — Patriotic red, white and blue!

The Patriots jet team USA — The flight of six

The Patriots Joint Base Lewis McChord Air Expo 2012 — A tighter formation pass

The Patriots formation loop — Nice formation loop

The Patriots Inverted — Inverted two ship formation pass

Top View The Patriots jet team JBLM 2012 — Nice topside view of the Aero L-39 Albatros

The Patriots Patriot 4 — Who’s watching who?

two ship formation The Patriots — Smooth 2 ship formation pass

An exciting highlight was some very low high-speed passes just above the runway and some nice close crossovers (well they make it look close at least)! Great flying!

Low Pass The Patriots Joint Base Lewis McChord Air Expo 2012 — How low can you go?

Low fast pass The Patriots Aero L-39 — Low and fast!

The Patriots L-39 crossover — Time for a crossover!

The Patriots Crossover Joint Base Lewis McChord Air Expo 2012 — Nice work!

I look forward to seeing The Patriots again at the Reno Air Races in Nevada in September.

Low formation pass the Patriots — One last low formation pass

formation burst The Patriots Joint Base Lewis McChord — Formation burst to end their JBLM 2012 display

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