PAPEA

PAPEA
A parachutist of PAPEA at an air show in July 2008
Active	1978–present
Country	Spain
Branch	Spain Air Force
Type	Parachute demonstration and competition
Role	Public relations and recruiting
Garrison/HQ	Alcantarilla Air Base

PAPEA (or Patrulla Acrobática de Paracaidismo del Ejército del Aire) is the Spanish national parachute display team.

History

The team was formed in 1978.

Structure

The display team is headquartered at Alcantarilla Air Base, in south-east Spain, home of the Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo, which trains parachutists. There are fifteen men and two women.

The team is transported by a EADS CASA C-295 and CASA C-212 Aviocar twin-engined aircraft.

Also at the same air base is the Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas, the Spanish Air Force's unit of Spanish special operations, a parachute unit.

See also

• Patrulla Águila, the Spanish national aerobatic team

External links

• PAPEA

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