The next Tuesday, October 12 is celebrated on Hispanic Heritage Day to commemorate the historic anniversary of discovery of America by Spain and the birth of the Spanish Empire. This year’s epidemiological situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic will allow the traditional military parade on the Paseo de la Castellana and the subsequent reception to authorities and members of civil society in the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Among the great attractions of this parade are the Army planes that fly over the capital so that all sectors of the department have representation, especially those of the Eagle Patrol, which will return to draw the spanish flag over the Madrid sky. On Wednesday September 29 rehearsals began so that everything goes according to plan on this memorable day.
History of the Eagle Patrol
Every year, thousands of citizens eagerly await the show offered by the acrobatic unit of the Spanish Air Force, created in 1985 fruit of the interest and great effort of several professionals from the General Air Academy. its mission, What It is explained on the website of the Ministry of Defense, it is “represent Spain and the Air Force in events, proudly displaying the colors of the national flag ”, in addition to spreading its motto: “Jucti Sed Non Uncti” (Together, but not scrambled).
Accumulate more than 25,000 flight hours and has participated in different events national and international, civil and military, air shows, national holidays and sporting events in which he delights attendees with spectacular stunts in the sky and crafting iconic images What the flag of Spain, painted for the first time in 1992, in Seville, on the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Day.
Components of the acrobatic unit
the Eagle Patrol is made up of “a boss, seven starting drivers and reserve pilots, everybody Flight teachers in the 793 Squadron of the General Air Academy”. In turn, this team is divided into three flight sectors: the Diamond, made up of the leader and three more airmen; the Pair, with two pilots; and the Only, in charge of abandoning the formation to carry out the most risky and difficult maneuvers in airshows. “Each element will maneuver in a coordinated way with the others, alternating in the execution of the maneuvers that will always be in front of the public ”, specifies the ministry.