On October 1, 1959 a new display team was formed.
In 1967, a new display team "Black Eagles" was formed.
Women, first admitted to the King's Troop in 1996, made up one-third of the display team.
A national, aerobatic display team was formed in 1958.
They also are the only display team in the world which actively has trained for formation flying in the night.
The display team expanded this concept into a sort of vehicle gymnastics.
The display team was disbanded after the 1967 season.
By the time darkness falls this evening more than 500 planes will be gathered here from around the world, including 14 national display teams.
A record number of display teams are set to take part.
At the moment, there are no plans to replace the PC-9 for the display team.