Amazing Russian Knights (Русские Витязи) performance at Moscow Air Show MAKS 2017. The team was formed on April 5, 1991 on the base of No. 1 Squadron of the 237th Proskurov Guards Aircraft Demonstration Center rewarded with the Red Banner, Kutuzov and Alexander Nevskiy Orders named after Air Force Marshal Ivan Kozhedub.
The Russian Knights is the only aerobatic team in the world that performs group maneuvers with heavy fighters. Today, the team flies Sukhoi Su-30SMs, two-set multi-purpose 4++ generation fighters.
Team members (performing at MAKS-2017): Andrey Alekseyev, Guards Colonel Sergey Shcheglov, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandr Bogdan, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Yerofeyev, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Kochetov, Guards Captain.
Video © Artur Sarkisyan 2017
