Draft:F-16 Viper Demonstration Team
Appearance
F-16 Viper Demonstration Team | |
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Active | 2015–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Aerobatic team |
Size | 1 officer 7 enlisted support personnel |
Part of | Air Combat Command |
Garrison/HQ | Shaw Air Force Base Sumter, South Carolina |
Equipment | F-16C Fighting Falcon |
Website | https://www.shaw.af.mil/Viper-Demo-Team/ |
Commanders | |
Current Commander | Captain Aimee "Rebel" Fiedler |
The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team is a United States Air Force flight demonstration team under the 20th Fighter Wing that is currently stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. The team flies the USAF's Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon at air shows around the world, performing maneuvers that showcase the capabilities of the F-16C. One example from this demonstration is the Falcon Turn.
The team was originally founded in 1994 until 2011 as the Viper East Demo Team.
The current demo pilot and the commander of the demo team for the 2023 airshow season is Captain Aimee "Rebel" Fiedler.