TheSolo Display Team (Dutch:Demoteam) was theaerobatics display team of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) and consisted of three elements. The disbandedF-16 Solo Display Team used the fighterjetF-16 and theAH-64D Apache Solo Display Team uses thehelicopterAH-64 Apache. ThePC-7 Solo Display Team flew the low-wing tandem-seat training aircraftPilatus PC-7.

Solo Display Team
Royal Netherlands Air Force badge
Active	1979–2019
Country	Netherlands
Branch	Royal Netherlands Air Force
Role	Aerobatic flight display team
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16
Attack helicopter	AH-64D Apache
Trainer	Pilatus PC-7

TheF-16 Solo Display Team was last based atLeeuwarden Air Base in theDutch province ofFriesland and consisted of the pilot, two instructors and sevenground crew. The members of the team were always seconded from asquadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The last pilot, Kapitein (Flight Lieutenant) Jeroen "Slick" Dickens, flies with 323 Squadron.^[1] All members were operational military personnel and, apart from their tasks with the demo team, performed normal operational duties.

The Dutch F16 demo team moved to another squadron and/or base every two years, season 2007-2009 having been the exception. From 2005 until 2009 the demo team was based atVolkel Air Base. In 2010 the team consisted of members of operational squadrons from Leeuwarden Air Base. They took over the orange F-16, J-015. In 2012 and 2013 the team was based at Volkel Air Base and returned to Leeuwarden Air Base in early 2014.^[2]

The team was established in September 1979 with the first demonstration of an RNLAF F-16 during anair show at Twente Air Base (nowEnschede Airport Twente). The team took part at air shows inEuropean countries and, in 2006, atEdwards Air Force Base in the United States. The team won the prize for the best display team in the jet category at theair show held atReims – Champagne Air Base in 2009.^[3]

The team had no single colour scheme. The orange colour scheme used at the time of its disbanding was unveiled in April 2009.^[4] On 17 December 2018 it was announced thatF-16 Solo Display Team had been permanently disbanded.^[5] The team had already been inactive since 2015 due to a shortage of personnel and material.^[6]

TheApache Solo Display Team was based atGilze-Rijen Air Base in the Dutch province of North Brabant and used the four-blade, twin-engineBoeing AH-64D Apacheattack helicopter . The team was formed in 2002 as a one-off to take part in the air show that was held that year at its airbase.^[7] However, the team kept performing at airshows in the following years and, in July 2005, won the "Sir Douglas Bader Trophy" at theRoyal International Air Tattoo which took place atRAF Fairford inGloucestershire, United Kingdom,^[8] having performed the previous month at the air show held at their home base.

The Apache Solo Display Team was inactive between 2005 and 2009 due to operational deployments but began to carry out demo flights again in 2010, the first of which took place at RAF Fairford during the Royal International Tattoo in July.^[9]

The current pilots are Sqn Ldr RolandWally Blankenspoor and Sqn Ldr HarmKaas Cazemier, supported by a crew composed of member from 299 Squadron and 301 Squadron.^[10]

ThePC-7 Solo Display Team was based atWoensdrecht Air Base in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It flew one of the thirteen single engine turbo trainer Pilatus PC-7 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The team consisted of the pilot, two instructors and the ground crew. ThePC-7 Solo Display Team had two aircraft at its disposal, unlike theF-16 Solo Display Team, one operational, the other functions as backup.

The team was established in 1995 and performs at air shows in Europe. The colour scheme used for the aircraft is predominantly black, with a single yellow line along thefuselage and thetail. The yellow line is repeated on the underside and the top of the wings.

Currently (2008–2013) there is no PC-7 solo display active. All PC-7s and instructors are needed for training at the Elementary Flight School EMVO (Elementaire Militaire Vlieger Opleiding).

• Website of theApache Solo Demo Team