United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2021

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January 2021 no events listed

February 2021 no events listed

March 2021 no events listed

April 2021 hideview (3 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
10-11 Apr	Gulf Coast Salute - Tyndall AFB Air Show	Tyndall AFB, Panama City, FL, USA	link			Cancelled
17-18 Apr	Cocoa Beach Air Show	Cocoa Beach, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team Valiant Air Command C-47 "Tico Belle" Valiant Air Command TBM Avenger GEICO Skytypers John Black Super Decathlon Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 USSOCOM Para-Commandos B-1B Lancer fly-by B-52H Stratofortress fly-by
24-25 Apr	Thunder and Lightning over Arizona	Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, USA	link			Cancelled rescheduled to Nov. 6-7

May 2021 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01-02 May	Sound of Speed Airshow	Rosecrans ANGB, Saint Joseph, MO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Younkin Twin Beech 18 Shetterly Squadron Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Franklin's Flying Circus YAK110 USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USAFA Glider Team
08-09 May	Defenders of Liberty Air Show - Barksdale AFB Open House	Barksdale AFB, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team Tora Tora Tora MiG-17F Randy Ball A-26B Invader "Lady Liberty" B-17G Flying Fortress "Texas Raiders" B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" Younkin Twin Beech 18 AeroShell Aerobatic Team Jeremy Holt Skybolt Aerobatics Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Rob Holland MXS Kent Pietsch Cadet USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USAF B-1 B-2 B-52 fly-over	drive-in format
26 May	USAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds fly-over	U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USA			USAF Thunderbirds
29-31 May	Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach	Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USCG MH-60 Helicopter SAR Demo B-17G "Yankee Lady" GEICO Skytypers David Windmiller Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Golden Knights Parachute Team	rain cancelled Sat. & Sun.

June 2021 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
05-06 Jun	The Great Tennessee Air Show	Smyrna Airport, Smyrna, TN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN EA-18G Growler Demo USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USN Legacy Flight Class of 45 F4U Corsair & P-51D Mustang T-33 "Ace Maker" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Rob Holland MXS USSOCOM Para-Commandos
12-13 Jun	Fairchild AFB Inland Northwest Skyfest	Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA, USA	link			Cancelled
19-20 Jun	Tinker AFB Star Spangled Salute	Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK, USA	link			Cancelled
19-20 Jun	OC Air Show 2021	Ocean City, MD, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" GEICO Skytypers Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 USSOCOM Para-Commandos USAF A-10C Thunderbolt II USAF C-5M Galaxy

July 2021 hideview (7 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-04 Jul	Tacoma Freedom Fair Air Show	Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN Legacy Flight T-33 "Ace Maker" Renny Price Su-29 Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman USAF F-35 Heritage Flight
03-04 Jul	National Cherry Festival Air Show	West Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI, USA	link			Cancelled
10-11 Jul	Dayton Air Show	Dayton Int'l Airport, Dayton, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USN Legacy Flight AeroShell Aerobatic Team Jacquie B Extra 300 Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Golden Knights Parachute Team	drive-in
17-18 Jul	Greater Binghamton Air Show	Greater Binghamton Airport, Johnson City, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire GEICO Skytypers Jacquie B Extra 300 RJ Gritter Decathlon Scott Francis MXS Golden Knights Parachute Team Mark Meredith Super Chipmunk
24-25 Jul	Milwaukee Air & Water Show	Bradford Beach, Lakefront, Milwaukee, WI, USA	link			Cancelled Returns in 2022
28 Jul	Cheyenne Frontier Days - Thunderbirds Display	Cheyenne, WY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
30 Jul / 01 Aug	Oregon International Air Show - McMinnville	McMinnville Municipal Airport, McMinnville, OR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USSOCOM Para-Commandos	drive-in

August 2021 hideview (7 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
30 Jul / 01 Aug	Oregon International Air Show - McMinnville	McMinnville Municipal Airport, McMinnville, OR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USSOCOM Para-Commandos	drive-in
07-08 Aug	Thunder Over Michigan	Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Blue Angels USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN EA-18G Growler Demo B-17G "Yankee Lady" B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" B-25D Mitchell "Rosie’s Reply" B-25J Mitchell "Georgie’s Gal" B-25J Mitchell "Miss Mitchell" B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" B-25J Mitchell "Super Rabbit" B-25J Mitchell "Yellow Rose" C-47D Skytrain "Hairless Joe" CAF SoCal PBJ "Semper Fi" (B-25) CAFMO B-25J Mitchell "Show Me" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" B-25J Mitchell "Wild Cargo" Yankee Air Museum UH-1H "Greyhound" Luftwaffe Airbus A400M Atlas USAF 71st FTW T-6A Texan II	Drive-In
14-15 Aug	Westfield International Air Show	Barnes ANGB, Westfield, MA, USA	link			Cancelled
18 Aug	Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder over the Boardwalk	Atlantic City Beachfront, Atlantic City, NJ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team GEICO Skytypers Golden Knights Parachute Team Jacquie B Extra 300
21-22 Aug	The Great Pocono Raceway Air Show	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds GEICO Skytypers Scott Francis MXS
28-29 Aug	Gowen Thunder 2021 Idaho National Guard Air Show	Gowen Field, Boise, ID, USA	link			Cancelled Postponed to 2023
28-29 Aug	New York Air Show	Orange County Airport, Montgomery, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF F-22 Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight Class of 45 F4U Corsair & P-51D Mustang B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" GEICO Skytypers Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 L-39 Demo US Army UH-72A Lakota West Point Black Knights Parachute Team

September 2021 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
04-06 Sep	Cleveland National Air Show	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo GEICO Skytypers Golden Knights Parachute Team OH ANG C-130 Hercules Metro Life Flight EC-145
11-12 Sep	Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show	Pease ANGB, Portsmouth, NH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds T-33 "Ace Maker" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Rob Holland MXS USSOCOM Para-Commandos NH ANG KC-46 Pegasus Static aircraft include: VT ANG F-35A Lightning II	Reports: 2021 2012 2011 2010
15-19 Sep	Reno National Championship Air Races	Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Tony Higa TangoTango Aerobatics Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Tucker's Air Patrol
24-26 Sep	California Capital Airshow	Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA, USA	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Red Bull Helicopter Red Bull Air Force jump team

October 2021 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02-03 Oct	Puerto Rico International Air Show	Old San Juan Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico			USAF Thunderbirds
09-10 Oct	Wings Over Houston Air Show	Ellington Field, Houston, TX, USA	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team	Report 2018
16-17 Oct	Central Florida Air & Space Show	Orlando Sanford Int'l Airport, Sanford, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USN Legacy Flight B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" GEICO Skytypers Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 USSOCOM Para-Commandos
23-24 Oct	Los Angeles Air Show	William J Fox Airport, Lancaster, Palmdale, CA, USA	link			Cancelled
30-31 Oct	California International Airshow	Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet

November 2021 hideview (1 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
06-07 Nov	Thunder and Lightning over Arizona	Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" B-17G Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" CAF SoCal A6M Zero CAF SoCal F6F Hellcat CAF SoCal PBJ "Semper Fi" (B-25) Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Red Bull Helicopter Kent Pietsch Cadet Red Bull Air Force jump team USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team C-47 "Old Number 30" USAF Desert Lightning CSAR Demo Static aircraft include: AC-130J Ghostrider B-1B Lancer	Air Show Report

December 2021 no events listed

Listed date present the days of the event. The Thunderbirds performance may not be on all days of the event.
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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.