Typhoon Display Team

The Typhoon Display Team is a Flight display team of the Royal Air Force.

Typhoon Display team
RAF Typhoon display aircraft in 2026
Active2009-present
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RoleAerobatic display
Websitehttps://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/typhoon-display-team/
Aircraft flown
TrainerEurofighter Typhoon FGR4

History

The RAF Typhoon Display team was first formed in 2009. The squadron did not perform any flights in 2011 due to operational commitments of the squadron but resumed aerial displays from 2012.

To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Operation Overlord in 2024, the squadron painted its assigned plane ZJ913 with a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of the No. 257 Squadron. The team flies the aircraft at altitudes of 1,500 to 500 ft, and a typical display includes multiple Corkscrews, half-cubans and high-speed passes.

Aircraft

The Aircraft is attached to the No. 29 Squadron RAF, and is based RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. The squadron performs the aerial display in Addition to thier role as an Operational conversion squadron. The Typhoon display aircraft uses the call sign Dragon for the 2026 display year.

See Also

Refrences

  1. ↑ "MILAVIA Air Shows - RAF Typhoon Display". milavia.net. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Newly painted aircraft revealed by Typhoon Display Team ahead of 2024 season". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Hearn, Joe (29 May 2026). "Corkscrews, half-cubans and high-speed passes: RAF Typhoon display season gets underway". www.forcesnews.com. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "RAF Typhoon Callsigns & Policy". What Do They Know. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.