USAF Thunderbirds 2011 Schedule
Throughout the year, the famous red, white and blue Thunderbirds fly with precision and pride representing the very best pilots of the U.S. Air Force. If you want to experience their amazing and patriotic airshow, checkout one of their stopovers at a major airshow near you. The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force and they are based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially-marked USAF jet aircraft (This year still the F-16). The name is taken from the legendary creature that appears in the mythology of several indigenous North American cultures.
USAF Thunderbirds Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJLLwBrVig&feature=related
Dates and Locations
March 19 – 20: Luke AFB, AZ
March 26 – 27: Tyndall AFB, FL
April 2 – 3: Cieba, Puerto Rico
April 9: Charleston AFB, SC
April 16 – 17: Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
April 30 – May 1: Beale AFB, CA
May 7 – 8: Smyrna, TN
May 14 – 15: Langley AFB, VA
May 21 – 22: Andrews AFB, MD
May 25: U.S. A.F Academy, CO
June 4 – 5: Cigli AB, Turkey
June 8: Constanta, Romania
June 11 – 12: Jesolo, Italy
June 15: Karup AB, Denmark
June 18 – 19: Turku AB, Finland
June 22: Baltic Fly-Over
June 25 – 26: Graf Ignatievo AB, Bulgaria
July 2 -3: RAF Waddington, U.K.
July 6 – 7: Koksijde AB, Belgium
July 23 – 24: Dayton, OH
July 27: Cheyenne, WY
July 30 – 31: Travis AFB, CA
August 6 – 7: Milwaukee, WI
August 13 – 14: Portsmouth, NH
August 17: Atlantic City, NJ
August 20 – 21: Chicago, IL
August 27 – 28: Waterloo, IA
September 3 – 5: Cleveland, OH
September 10 – 11: Niagara Falls, NY
September 15: Reno, NV
September 17 – 18: Mountain Home AFB, ID
September 24 – 25: Redding, CA
October 1 – 2: Fort Smith, AR
October 8: Holloman AFB, NM
October 9: Kirtland AFB, NM
October 15 – 16: Laughlin AFB, TX
October 22 – 23: Fort Worth, TX
October 29 – 30: Lafayette, LA
November 5 – 6: MacDill AFB, FL
November 12 – 13: Nellis AFB, NV
The last time I saw the T-Birds fly,they were using T-38 Talons…. Thank you Jimmy Carter!