Swifts (aerobatic team)

The Swifts (Стрижи, Strizhi) are a Soviet and later Russian aerobatic performance demonstrator team connected with the Russian Air Force.

Team roster
The team roster today unchanged since 2008. According to the Russian conventions surnames are listed first, followed by a given name, and a father's name:
 * Selutin Viktor Markovich, Guards colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team commander. Tail wingman, team leader
 * Morozov Valeriy Anatolyevich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot. Team leader
 * Sokolov Igor Evgenevich, Guards lieutenant colonel, aerobatic team deputy commander. Left wingman
 * Osyaikin Sergey Ivanovich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot. Right wingman
 * Koposov Dmitriy Alexandrovich, Guards lieutenant colonel, aerbatic team deputy commander. Right wingman, single aerobatic, extreme flying
 * Prohorov Aleksey Vladimirovich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot, left wingman
 * Vasiliev Sergey Alekseevich, Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot
 * Kuznetsov Denis, Captain, “Strizhi” aerobatic team pilot