United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2024

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January 2024 no events listed

February 2024 hideview (2 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
11 Feb	Super Bowl Thunderbirds fly-over	Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
18 Feb	Daytona 500 Thunderbirds fly-over	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds

March 2024 hideview (2 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
23-24 Mar	Luke Days Air & Space Expo 2024	Luke AFB, AZ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Ed Hamill Folds of Honor Biplane Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Red Bull Helicopter Red Bull Air Force jump team
29-30 Mar	MacDill AFB Tampa Bay AirFest 2024	MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Rob Holland MXS Mike Goulian Extra 330SC

April 2024 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
06-07 Apr	Great Texas Airshow - JB San Antonio Open House	Randolph AFB, Joint Base San Antonio, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Tora Tora Tora MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" Shetterly Squadron Bill Stein Edge 540 Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team 12th Flying Training Wing Dissimilar Flight C-5M Super Galaxy KC-135 Stratotanker B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog"
09-14 Apr	Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo	Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Titan Aerobatic Team Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Tora Tora Tora USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Rob Holland MXS B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" Greg Koontz Mike Goulian Extra 330SC
20-21 Apr	JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight	Joint Base Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USMC F-35B Lightning II B-29 Superfortress "Doc" Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Red Bull Air Force jump team USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team C-47 & C-17 Heritage Flight WarBird Thunder SNJ Pair P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Berlin Airlift C-54E "Spirit of Freedom"
27-28 Apr	Sheppard AFB Open House & Air Show	Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" Michael Vaknin Extra 300L Third Strike Wing Walking Red Bull Air Force jump team USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team WWII Airborne Demonstration Team SOCOM Fast Rope Demonstration B-1B / B-2A / B-52H bombers fly-by CV-22 Osprey fly-by U-2 Dragon Lady fly-by USAF F-35 Heritage Flight

May 2024 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
04-05 May	Gulf Coast Salute Air Show	Tyndall AFB, Panama City, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire USAF F-22 Heritage Flight Mike Goulian Extra 330SC
11-12 May	Fort Lauderdale Air Show 2024	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USN Legacy Flight USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo Grant Nielsen CAP 232 Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Red Bull Helicopter Red Bull Air Force jump team USSOCOM Para-Commandos Ghost Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker T-38 Talon
18-19 May	Duluth Air & Aviation Expo	Duluth Int'l Airport, Duluth, MN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team P-38L Lightning "Tangerine"
26 May	Indy 500 Thunderbirds fly-over	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
30 May	USAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds fly-over	U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds

June 2024 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02 Jun	Holloman AFB Legacy of Liberty Air Show	Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds B-17 Flying Fortress "Ye Olde Pub" B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" CAF SoCal A6M Zero CAF SoCal F6F Hellcat P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" FLS Microjet Undaunted Orca Flight RV two-ship Bill Stein Edge 540 USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team Aarron Deliu EA-330SC Static aircraft include: USAF B-1B Lancer USAF F-35A Lightning II
08-09 Jun	Selfridge ANGB Open House & Air Show	Selfridge ANGB, Mt Clemens, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Misty Blues Skydiving Team F-86 Sabre Bill Stein Edge 540
14-16 Jun	Columbus Air Show 2024	Rickenbacker Int'l Airport, Columbus, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USN Legacy Flight B-25D Mitchell "Rosie’s Reply" C-47D Skytrain "Hairless Joe" P-38L Lightning "Tangerine" Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Bill Stein Edge 540 Skip Stewart "Prometheus" Third Strike Wing Walking FG-1D Corsair P-51D Mustang Demo Team F-5B Freedom Fighter Columbus Cup STOL Drag Racing OH ANG KC-135 Refueling Demo 159th FW F-15 Eagle formation fly-by
29-30 Jun	Hill AFB Utah Air Show: Warriors over the Wasatch	Hill AFB, Ogden, UT, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Tora Tora Tora Yellow Thunder Harvard Team T-33 "Ace Maker" TF-51D Mustang "DiamondBack" Paul Strickland L-39 Bill Stein Edge 540 Bob Freeman Extra 330SC Brad Wursten MXS-R Aerobatics Melissa Burns Edge 540 Rob Holland MXS Skip Stewart "Prometheus" USSOCOM Para-Commandos USAF B-2A Spirit fly-by USAF E-3 Sentry fly-by Mark Peterson A-37 Dragonfly

July 2024 hideview (6 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-07 Jul	Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival	W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" Rob Holland MXS Golden Knights Parachute Team P-38L Lightning "Tangerine" Bill Stein Edge 540
13-14 Jul	Whiteman AFB Wings over Whiteman 2024	Whiteman AFB, MO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team Trojan Phlyers Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire MiG-17F Randy Ball B-29 Superfortress "Doc" P-51D "Gunfighter" P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Jeff Shetterly SNJ Radial Rumble Younkin Twin Beech 18 Bill Stein Edge 540 Joe 'Rifle' Shetterly RV-8 USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USAF KC-135 Stratotanker demo USAF B-2A Spirit fly-over Static aircraft include: USAF B-1B Lancer USAF B-2A Spirit USAF B-52H Stratofortress
13-14 Jul	California Capital Airshow	Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA, USA	link		Frecce Tricolori USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Patriot Parachute Team Sukhoi SU-26 West Demo Team
20-21 Jul	Arctic Thunder Air Show 2024	Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
24 Jul	Cheyenne Frontier Days - Thunderbirds Display	Cheyenne, WY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
27-28 Jul	Milwaukee Air & Water Show	Bradford Beach, Lakefront, Milwaukee, WI, USA	link		Frecce Tricolori USAF Thunderbirds USMC F-35B Lightning II USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Susan Dacy Super Stearman Golden Knights Parachute Team

August 2024 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-04 Aug	Great State of Maine Air Show	Brunswick Executive Airport, Brunswick, ME, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USN Legacy Flight T-33 "Ace Maker" Mike Goulian Extra 330SC RJ Gritter Decathlon P-51D Mustang "Black Pearl"	Report 2011
10-11 Aug	New York Air Show	Orange County Airport, Montgomery, NY, USA	link		Frecce Tricolori USAF Thunderbirds P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Mike Goulian Extra 330SC West Point Parachute Team USAF C-17 Globemaster III fly-over USAF T-38 Talon US Army UH-72A Lakota
24-25 Aug	Offutt AFB Defenders of Freedom Air Show	Offutt AFB, Bellevue, NE, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USN EA-18G Growler Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Trojan Phlyers Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire MiG-17F Randy Ball P-51D "Gunfighter" KC Flight RV Formation Team Adam Baker Extra 330 Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Stephen Covington Pitts S2S "Raptor" Golden Knights Parachute Team USAF KC-130 Stratotanker demo
30 Aug / 01 Sep	Oregon International Air Show - McMinnville	McMinnville Municipal Airport, McMinnville, OR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN EA-18G Growler Demo USN Legacy Flight Yellow Thunder Harvard Team Erickson Aircraft Collection FW 190 replica Erickson Aircraft Collection HA-1112 Buchon P-47D Thunderbolt "Hairless Joe" Vicky Benzing P-51D "Plum Crazy" PBY-5A Catalina N9767 Bob Freeman Extra 330SC Renny Price Su-29 Portland ANG F-15C Eagle 62nd Airlift Sqn C-130J Sukhoi West Su-26 Duo 304th RQS parajumpers

September 2024 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
30 Aug / 01 Sep	Oregon International Air Show - McMinnville	McMinnville Municipal Airport, McMinnville, OR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN EA-18G Growler Demo USN Legacy Flight Yellow Thunder Harvard Team Erickson Aircraft Collection FW 190 replica Erickson Aircraft Collection HA-1112 Buchon P-47D Thunderbolt "Hairless Joe" Vicky Benzing P-51D "Plum Crazy" PBY-5A Catalina N9767 Bob Freeman Extra 330SC Renny Price Su-29 Portland ANG F-15C Eagle 62nd Airlift Sqn C-130J Sukhoi West Su-26 Duo 304th RQS parajumpers
06-08 Sep	Aero Gatineau-Ottawa 2024 Airshow	Gatineau Airport, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada	link		RAF Red Arrows Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Hurricane P-51D Mustang Spitfire IX Rick Volker SF260 Nolinor Aviation B737 Top Aces AlphaJet	Report 2017
14-15 Sep	Sound of Speed Airshow	Rosecrans ANGB, Saint Joseph, MO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora B-29 Superfortress "Doc" Jeff Shetterly SNJ Radial Rumble Younkin Twin Beech 18 Joe 'Rifle' Shetterly RV-8 Franklin's Flying Circus P-51D Mustang P-40 Warhawk ANG 139th AW Capabilities Demo
21-22 Sep	Columbus AFB 2024 Thunder Over Columbus Air Show	Columbus AFB, Columbus, MS, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Tora Tora Tora Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire T-33 "Ace Maker" Titan Aerobatic Team Greg Koontz Full Throttle Formation Team
27-29 Sep	California International Airshow	Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds P-51D "Hell-er Bust" TF-51D Mustang "DiamondBack" Patriots Jet Team Brad Wursten MXS-R Aerobatics Jon Melby Pitts S-1-11B Cory Lovell Su-26 Aerobatics KC-135 Stratotanker Refueling Demo Static aircraft include: C-5M Super Galaxy

October 2024 hideview (3 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
04-06 Oct	Pacific Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" Rob Holland MXS USAF A-10 Heritage Flight USAF F-22 Heritage Flight Patriots Jet Team Mike Goulian Extra 330SC
11-13 Oct	Thunder over the Heartland Airshow	Forbes Field, Topeka, KS, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds P-51D "Gunfighter" Younkin Twin Beech 18 Alpha Jet (Mark Peterson) Titan Aerobatic Team Brian Correll Pitts S2S Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane Team Fastrax Skydiving Kansas ANG KC-135 Stratotanker Vaerus Jet Sales DC-3
26-27 Oct	Atlanta Air Show	Falcon Field, Peachtree City, Atlanta, GA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" Greg Koontz Georgia State Patrol helicopter

November 2024 hideview (2 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01-02 Nov	NAS Pensacola Open House - Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show	Sherman Field, NAS Pensacola, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Blue Angels USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Rob Holland MXS USSOCOM Para-Commandos	Report 2009
02-03 Nov	Fort Worth Alliance Air Show	Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Ft Worth, Dallas, TX, USA	link			Cancelled

December 2024 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.