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United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2019

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January 2019 no events listed

February 2019 no events listed

March 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
23-24 MarThunder and Lightning over ArizonaDavis-Monthan AFB, AZ, USAlinkFB
30-31 MarTravis AFB Open House & Air ShowTravis AFB, Fairfield, CA, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
USAF A-10C Demo Team
USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo
USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team
T-33 "Ace Maker"
Patriots Jet Team
Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman
YAK110
Golden Knights Parachute Team
Yuichi Takagi Pitts Special S-2S
Matt Chapman Extra 330LX
Bill Stein Edge 540
USAF F-22 Heritage Flight
C-130 Hercules Insertion Demo
U-2 Dragon Lady demo
U-2/T-38 formation fly-over
Parade of Heavies (Travis AFB aircraft)

April 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
06-07 AprThe Heart of Texas AirshowTSTC Waco Airport, Waco, TX, USA
27-28 AprWings Over Wayne 2019Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo
USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team
Tora Tora Tora
MiG-17F Randy Ball
T-33 "Ace Maker"
Younkin Twin Beech 18
Bill Stein Edge 540
Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP
Gene Soucy "Showcat"
USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team
USAF Combined Arms Demo
P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox"

Static aircraft include:
B-52H Stratofortress
F-15E Strike Eagle
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-22 Raptor
F-35A Lightning II
F-35B Lightning II
KC-46 Pegasus

May 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
04-05 MayThunder Over the Sound: Keesler & Biloxi Air & Space ShowKeesler AFB and Biloxi, MS, USAFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
MiG-17F "Red Stripe" Greg Howell
T-33 "Ace Maker"
OV-1 Mohawk Demo
AeroShell Aerobatic Team
Twin Tiger Aerobatic Team
Jeremy Holt Skybolt Aerobatics
Josh Boudreaux RV-8 Wild Blue Rodeo
Scott Francis MXS
USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team
Trojan Thunder
P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver"
Greg Koontz
TP-40N Warhawk "American Dream"
B-52 Stratofortress fly-over (Sat. only)
B-2 Spirit fly-over (Sat. only)


Static aircraft include:
A-10 Thunderbold II
B-25J Mitchell "Killer B"
C-17 Globemaster
WC-130J Super Hercules
11-12 MayJB Andrews Air Show & Open HouseAndrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD, USAlinkFB
18 MayKirtland AFB Air & Space FiestaKirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire
Bob Carlton SubSonex MicroJet
Jacquie B Extra 300
Keith Davis Pitts S2B
Greg Shelton/Ashley Key Wingwalking
USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team
58th Special Operations Wing Capabilities Demo (HC/MC-130J HH-60G UH-1N CV-22B)
Warbird Arieal Review
Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane
A-26B Invader "Night Mission"

Static aircraft include:
A-10C Thunderbolt II
AC-130W Stinger II
B-52H Stratofortress
F-35 Lightning II
HC/MC-130J Combat King II/Commando II
25-26 MayBethpage Air Show at Jones BeachJones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, USAlinkFB
30 MayUSAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds DisplayU.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USAFB

June 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
01-02 JunOffutt AFB Defenders of Freedom Air ShowOffutt AFB, Bellevue, NE, USAFBCancelled
08-09 JunFort Wayne Air Show - ANG 122nd FW Open HouseFort Wayne ANGB, Ft Wayne, IN, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
Dean Cutshall F-100F Super Sabre
B-17G Flying Fortress "Texas Raiders"
Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen"
Billy Werth Pitts S2C
Skip Stewart "Prometheus"
Kent Pietsch Cadet
USSOCOM Para-Commandos
122nd FW A-10C Thunderbolt II
F-86 Sabre
Ghostwriter Airshows Super Chipmunk
15-16 JunMinnesota Air Spectacular 2019Mankato Regional Airport, Mankato, MN, USAlink
22-23 JunDayton Air ShowDayton Int'l Airport, Dayton, OH, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
Navy Tailhook Legacy Flight
Nalls Aviation Sea Harrier
GEICO Skytypers
Team Oracle
Jacquie B Extra 300
Skip Stewart "Prometheus"
Golden Knights Parachute Team
USAF C-17 & KC-135 joint demo

Static aircraft include:
NASA S-3B Viking
29-30 JunRhode Island Open House and Air ShowQuonset State Airport, North Kingstown, RI, USAlinkFBCancelled
29-30 JunNational Cherry Festival Air ShowWest Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI, USAlink

July 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
11-14 JulF-AIR Colombia 2019José María Córdova Int'l Airport, Rio Negro, ColombiaFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
20-21 JulFargo AirSho 2019Fargo Hector Int'l Airport, Fargo, ND, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
Kirby Chambliss Edge 540
USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team
Jarrod Lindemann Stearman "Red Baron"
Paul Lindemann Pitts S2B
YAK110
Kent Pietsch Cadet
24 JulCheyenne Frontier Days - Wild West AirshowCheyenne, WY, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet
Buck Roetman Pitts S2S
Gary Rower Super Stearman
USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team
ANG MAFFS C-130 Water Drop Demo
F4U-4 Corsair
Don Nelson T-6
27-28 JulMilwaukee Air & Water ShowBradford Beach, Lakefront, Milwaukee, WI, USAlinkFB

August 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
09-11 AugAbbotsford International AirshowAbbotsford, British Columbia, CanadalinkFB
17-18 AugSioux Falls Airshow - South Dakota ANGJoe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD, USAlinkFB
21 AugAtlantic City Air Show - Thunder over the BoardwalkAtlantic City Beachfront, Atlantic City, NJ, USAlinkFB
24-25 AugRochester International Air ShowGreater Rochester Int'l Airport, Rochester, NY, USAlinkFB
31 Aug / 02 SepCleveland National Air ShowBurke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH, USAlinkFB

September 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
31 Aug / 02 SepCleveland National Air ShowBurke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH, USAlinkFB
07-08 SepGrissom Air & Space ExpoGrissom ARB, IN, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
USAF F-16 Viper Demo
P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver"
TBM Avenger N81865
Greg Koontz
Golden Knights Parachute Team
C-5 Galaxy

Static aircraft include:
A-10C Thunderbolt II
AC-130U Spooky gunship
434th ARW KC-135R Stratotanker
F-35A Lightning II
11-15 SepReno National Championship Air RacesReno Stead Airport, Reno, NV, USAlinkFB
21-22 SepNAS Oceana Air ShowNAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA, USAlinkFB Reports: 2012 2006 2005
28-29 SepRobins AFB Thunder over Georgia Air ShowRobins AFB, Warner Robins, GA, USAlinkFB

October 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
04-06 OctThe Great Pacific AirshowHuntington Beach, CA, USAlinkFB
05-06 OctPuerto Rico International Air ShowOld San Juan Beach, San Juan, Puerto RicoFB
12-13 OctAtlanta Air ShowAtlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA, USAlinkFB
19-20 OctWings Over Houston Air ShowEllington Field, Houston, TX, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
Canadian Snowbirds
USAF Thunderbirds
USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team
Navy Tailhook Legacy Flight
USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo
Tora Tora Tora
Team Oracle
Debby Rihn-Harvey CAP 232
Matt Chapman Extra 330LX
Paul Fiala Great Lakes Biplane
Tulsa ANG 138th Fighter Wing F-16 show opener
RE/MAX Skydiving Team
Air Show Report
26-27 OctSheppard AFB Open House & Air ShowSheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, USAlink

November 2019 hide

Date Event Location [map] Website FB Feat. Notes
01-03 NovFlorida International Air ShowCharlottee County Airport, Punta Gorda, FL, USAlinkFB
16-17 NovNellis AFB Aviation Nation 2019Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, USAlinkFB
Display Teams
USAF Thunderbirds
USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team
USAF F-35 Heritage Flight
Trojan Thunder
MiG Fury Fighters
Gary Rower Super Stearman
Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman
USSOCOM Para-Commandos
Immortal Red Baron
Combined Arms Demo
C-17 Globemaster III and KC-135 Stratotanker Demo
MQ-9 Reaper fly-by
USMC CH-53 Super Stallion
Reports: 2017 2016 2009 2005

December 2019 no events listed

Listed date present the days of the event. The Thunderbirds performance may not be on all days of the event.
Please refer to the event's website by clicking the link for details.

For the full program featuring all performances by the Thunderbirds, visit the USAF Thunderbirds website. By design the above Thunderbirds schedule only contains airshows and events with air displays listed on the airshow calendar, therefore the list excludes training and private military events, and may also exclude performances or fly-overs at sports events, music festivals, and other non-military events.



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We are not the organizer for any of the listed events. Click on "link" to visit the airshow's website.

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