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  • United States Air Force Thunderbirds
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  • The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron ("Thunderbirds") is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF). The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked aircraft. The name is taken from the legendary creature that appears in the mythology of several indigenous North American cultures.
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Garrison
Branch
  • 20
command structure
Role
  • Aerobatic display team
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  • 150
Country
  • 20
Name
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  • AIR FORCE NOW 200
Caption
  • The USAF Thunderbirds over Utah in Delta Formation
Dates
  • --06-13
Colors
  • Red, White and Blue
Unit Name
  • Thunderbirds
  • USAF Air Demonstration Squadron
Battles
  • 150
ID
  • gov.dod.dimoc.38359
  • gov.dod.dimoc.604763
Website
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  • The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron ("Thunderbirds") is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF). The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked aircraft. The name is taken from the legendary creature that appears in the mythology of several indigenous North American cultures. On 1 March 2013, the USAF announced that due to budget cuts, aerial demonstration team performances would cease indefinitely, effective 1 April 2013.
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