USAF Thunderbirds To Fly Over New York City, Statue of Liberty, And World Trade Center

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Flyover alert! Six red, white and blue F-16 Fighting Falcons of the US Air Force Thunderbirds will fly over famous sights around New York City, NY on the morning of September 2nd. The team will flyover the Statue of Liberty and up the Hudson River, setting up a unique photo opportunity with the World Trade… Read more

US Air Force Announces New Thunderbird Officers For 2017 Season

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The United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds demonstration team have announced their new officers for the 2017 season. In a press release posted to the Thunderbirds Facebook page, Commander of Air Combat Command Gen. Herbert Carlisle officially released the names of those joining the team next year. Taking over the reigns as Thunderbird 1 will… Read more

USAF Thunderbirds Will Resume 2016 Season At Ocean City

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The USAF Thunderbirds will resume their 2016 airshow season this coming weekend (June 18-19) in Ocean City, MD. The team had been on a stand down after the crash of Thunderbird #6 on June 2nd. Pilot Maj. Alex Turner was able to safely eject during the incident. He has not flown with the team yet… Read more

Thunderbirds and Blue Angels Announce Show Cancellations

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Following crashes at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and in Smyrna, TN, the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels have officially announced cancellations of their performances in the coming weeks as both teams undergo a safety stand down. We have already reported on the Syracuse International Air Show, which was scheduled to host… Read more

JUST IN: USAF Thunderbirds Add Puerto Rico To 2016 Show Schedule

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The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will perform in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 8-9th, 2016. This show fills a gap left when the Embry Riddle Daytona Beach show was canceled. The last time the Thunderbirds performed in Puerto Rico was in April of 2011.

Solo Turk F-16 Demo Added To NAF El Centro Airshow Lineup

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Update – 3/10/16: Unfortunately the Solo Turk demo has been removed from the El Centro Airshow schedule in the past couple of days due to complications with their appearance. Although the show continues to try to work things out, the performance seems highly doubtful at this stage. The US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstration has… Read more

2016 F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team Schedule Released

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The US Air Force has released the 2016 airshow schedule for the F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team, popularly known as Viper East. Heritage Flight info will be added at a later date. Will you see the Viper in 2016? Let us know! Post on our Facebook page and make sure you share pictures after the… Read more

[Video] The Best Of Military Aviation – December 2015

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Check out this amazing compilation of beautiful military aviation footage from December of 2015. No cheesy music or voiceovers, just raw footage taking you into the action whether it be an aerial refueling tanker or the deck of an aircraft carrier during nighttime operations. This footage has been made available to us by the US… Read more

Video Highlight: USAF Thunderbirds and Canadian Snowbirds – 2014 Performances

The 2014 Rockford AirFest in Rockford, IL was one of the rare airshows to feature two jet teams at one show! Both the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds headlined the event. Check out their performances below!

Is This The Amazing Tiger Paint Scheme For The New Polish F-16 Demo Team?

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European airshow fans could have reason to celebrate soon, as the Polish Air Force will reportedly be forming an official F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration team. Even better, the aircraft will apparently sport this fantastic low-vis tiger stripe scheme that was applied to two jets for the NATO Tiger Meet exercise in May. Poland’s Block 52+… Read more