The Wandering Disciple

A ground crew member of the Geico Skytypers marshals in Skytyper #4 into parking at the Florida International Air Show. The Skytypers are a six ship demo team flying the T-6 Texan advanced trainer to demonstrate precision flight maneuvers used to train pilots of the US Navy during World War II era. (Photo: November 2, 2019)

Demonstrating how they would evade an enemy attack by creating chaos and confusions, the Geico Skytypers perform during Sun ‘n Fun. Maneuvering the World War II era aircraft through the sky, the pilots of the Geico Skytypers show how they deploy messages across the sky, a useful tool to spread propaganda during the war. (Photo: April 6, 2019)

The Geico Skytypers break across the sky, simulating a technique used by fighter pilots to confuse enemy attackers.  The Geico Skytypers perform across the country using the SNJ-2, a US Navy trainer used to train allied pilots during World War II.  Today the Skytypers routine mixes sky typing with training maneuvers used by pilots during allied training.  (Photo: May 12, 2018)