United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2016

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January 2016 no events listed

February 2016 no events listed

March 2016 hideview (2 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
12-13 Mar	Thunder and Lightning over Arizona	Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USMC AV-8 Harrier Demo USAF F-22 Heritage Flight Lima Lima DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell Jacquie B Extra 300 Joe 'Rifle' Shetterly RV-8 Kent Pietsch Cadet USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team Static aircraft include: A-10C Thunderbolt II B-1B Lancer C-5 Galaxy AC-130W Stinger II F-35A Lightning II
19-20 Mar	MacDill AFB Tampa Bay AirFest 2016	MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" GEICO Skytypers Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Rob Holland MXS USSOCOM Para-Commandos USAF KC-135 fly-over Jerry Kerby T-28 Trojan & RV-8 JCSE Static Line Jump Static aircraft include: A-10 Thunderbolt II B-1B Lancer B-52H Stratofortress C-5 Galaxy E-8C Joint Stars F-15C Eagle F-15E Strike Eagle F-22 Raptor

April 2016 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02-03 Apr	Luke AFB Open House & Air Show	Luke AFB, AZ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Tora Tora Tora T-33 "Ace Maker" Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco Greg Koontz Golden Knights Parachute Team 56 FW Close Air Support Capabilities Display Static aircraft include: F-35 Lightning II
09-10 Apr	Gateway to Florida Air Show	Lake City, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Lima Lima Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" OV-1 Mohawk Demo P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Valiant Echoes BT-13 Red Star and The Dragon Clemens Kuhlig ChefPitts S-1S Jason Newburg Pitts S-2S Paul Schulten Christen Eagle Dan Buchanan hangglider USSOCOM Para-Commandos Yak 52 Nanchang CJ-6A
16-17 Apr	March Field AirFest 2016 - Thunder over the Empire	March ARB, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 T-33 "Ace Maker" CAF SoCal A6M Zero CAF SoCal F6F Hellcat CAF SoCal F8F Bearcat CAF SoCal Spitfire Mk.XIV P-51D Mustang "Man-O-War" John Collver SNJ "War Dog" Patriots Jet Team Red Eagles Formation Team Jon Melby Pitts S-1-11B Matt Chapman Eagle 580 Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Vicky Benzing EA-300S Kent Pietsch Cadet Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team C-17 and KC-135 Aerial Displays Planes of Fame F-86 and MiG-15 Dogfight Planes of Fame Museum N9M Flying Wing BitCoin L-39 Demo Patriots Sabreliner Demo Camarillo Warbirds San Diego classic trainers WW2 Round Chute Team Static aircraft include: B-1B Lancer B-52H Stratofortress C-5B Galaxy A-10 Thunderbolt II RCAF CH-149 Comorant
22-24 Apr	AirPower Over Hampton Roads	JB Langley-Eustis, Hampton, VA, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN Tac Demo VFA-106 USAF F-22 Heritage Flight USAF F-35 Heritage Flight MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Bob Carlton SubSonex MicroJet GEICO Skytypers Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Rob Holland MXS Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco Kent Pietsch Cadet Golden Knights Parachute Team	Report 2006
30 Apr / 01 May	Defenders of Liberty Air Show - Barksdale AFB Open House	Barksdale AFB, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Jeremy Holt Skybolt Aerobatics Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Rob Holland MXS Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team USAF B-1 Lancer USAF B-2 Spirit USAF B-52 Stratofortress B-17 Flying Fortress T-37 David Leedom Pitts S-2A Lone Star Flight Museum P-47 Thunderbolt A-37 Dragonfly

May 2016 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
30 Apr / 01 May	Defenders of Liberty Air Show - Barksdale AFB Open House	Barksdale AFB, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Jeremy Holt Skybolt Aerobatics Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Rob Holland MXS Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team USAF B-1 Lancer USAF B-2 Spirit USAF B-52 Stratofortress B-17 Flying Fortress T-37 David Leedom Pitts S-2A Lone Star Flight Museum P-47 Thunderbolt A-37 Dragonfly
07-08 May	Fort Lauderdale Air Show 2016	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	link		Breitling Jet Team Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo USMC AV-8 Harrier Demo USN Tac Demo VFA-106 USAF F-35 Heritage Flight USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo GEICO Skytypers Matt Chapman Eagle 580 Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1
14-15 May	JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Open House & Air Show	McGuire AFB, Wrightstown, NJ, USA	link		Breitling Jet Team USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 USMC MAGTF Demo DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell GEICO Skytypers Golden Knights Parachute Team B-2 Spirit fly-by (Saturday only) KC-10 C-17 Aerial Refueling C-130 Personnel Air Drop C-17 Assault Landing Static aircraft include: B-1 Lancer B-52 Stratofortress F-22 Raptor F-15C Strike Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon C-5 Galaxy
21-22 May	Shaw Air Expo 2016 Thunder Over the Midlands	Shaw AFB, Sumter, SC, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo USAF F-16 Viper Demo USN Tac Demo VFA-106 Navy Tailhook Legacy Flight USAF F-16 Heritage Flight MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 Shooting Star Doug Matthews B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" OV-1 Mohawk Demo P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Valiant Air Command C-47 "Tico Belle" Valiant Echoes BT-13 Gary Ward MX2 USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team A-10 Thunderbolt II AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Static aircraft include: B-1B Lancer F-35 Lightning II F-22 Raptor F-15E Strike Eagle P-8 Poseidon
28-29 May	Cannon AFB Open House & Air Show	Cannon AFB, NM, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds AC-47 "Spooky" Gunship B-25J Mitchell "Yellow Rose" P-39 Airacobra "Miss Connie" USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USAF CV-22B Osprey USAF AC-130W Stinger II USAF MC-130J Commando II USAF U-28A A-26 Invader P-51 Mustang AT-6 Texan USAFA Glider Team

June 2016 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02 Jun	USAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds Display	U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USA			USAF Thunderbirds
18-19 Jun	OC Air Show 2016	Ocean City, MD, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 USAF F-35 Heritage Flight USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco
25-26 Jun	Hill AFB Open House: Warriors over the Wasatch	Hill AFB, Ogden, UT, USA	link		Breitling Jet Team USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire T-33 "Ace Maker" TF-51D Mustang "DiamondBack" Barry Hancock T-6G Texan "Pilot Maker" Alpha Jet (Mark Peterson) Bill Stein Edge 540 Buck Roetman Pitts S2S Dave Erickson Zlin 50 Gary Rower Super Stearman Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Matt Chapman Eagle 580 Melissa Pemberton Edge 540 Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco Dan Buchanan hangglider Golden Knights Parachute Team Paul "Sticky" Strickland L-39 solo
29 Jun / 04 Jul	Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival	W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Younkin Twin Beech 18 Hopper Flight The 4CE Formation Aerobatic Team Bill Stein Edge 540 Jack Knutson Extra 300S Rob Holland MXS Susan Dacy Super Stearman Franklin's Flying Circus

July 2016 hideview (6 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
29 Jun / 04 Jul	Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival	W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Younkin Twin Beech 18 Hopper Flight The 4CE Formation Aerobatic Team Bill Stein Edge 540 Jack Knutson Extra 300S Rob Holland MXS Susan Dacy Super Stearman Franklin's Flying Circus
09-10 Jul	Duluth Air & Aviation Expo	Duluth Int'l Airport, Duluth, MN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USMC AV-8 Harrier Demo USN Tac Demo VFA-122 Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire B-17G Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell Tora 101 A6M Zero replica Vanguard Squadron Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team
16-17 Jul	Toledo Air Show - 180th Fighter Wing Open House	Toledo ANGB, Toledo, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Lima Lima P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Jacquie B Extra 300 Golden Knights Parachute Team
23 Jul	Vance AFB Open House & Air Show	Vance AFB, Enid, OK, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Trojan Phlyers A-26B Invader "Lady Liberty" B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" Tora 101 A6M Zero replica Jeff Shetterly SNJ Radial Rumble Adam Baker Extra 330 Gary Rower Super Stearman Joe 'Rifle' Shetterly RV-8 Randy Harris Skybolt 300
27 Jul	Cheyenne Frontier Days - Thunderbirds Display	Cheyenne, WY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team
30-31 Jul	Offutt AFB Defenders of Freedom Air Show	Offutt AFB, Bellevue, NE, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 Lima Lima MiG-17PF Randy Ball A-26B Invader "Lady Liberty" AC-47 "Spooky" Gunship B-17G Flying Fortress "Texas Raiders" C-1A Trader "Miss Belle" CAFMO B-25J Mitchell "Show Me" P-51D "Gunfighter" Tora 101 A6M Zero replica Shetterly Squadron Randy Harris Skybolt 300 Scott Francis MXS Dan Buchanan hangglider Kent Pietsch Cadet USSOCOM Para-Commandos Static aircraft include: F-35A Lightning II A-10 Thunderbolt II EC-130H Compass Call

August 2016 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
13-14 Aug	Wings Over Vermont	Burlington City Waterfront, Burlington, VT, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 Lima Lima Trojan Horsemen T-33 "Ace Maker" P-51D Mustang "Red Nose" Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane Greg Shelton/Ashley Key Wingwalking
17 Aug	Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder over the Boardwalk	Atlantic City Beachfront, Atlantic City, NJ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo Lee Leet's RAF Tucano Warrior Flight Team L-39 "Vandy 1" GEICO Skytypers Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Rob Holland MXS Scott Francis MXS Golden Knights Parachute Team ANG 177th FW F-16 fly-by ANG 108th ARW KC-135 fly-by USMC MAG-49 AH-1 UH-1 fly-by ANG UH-72 fly-by & UH-60 demo P-51 Mustang civil helicopter fly-bys
20-21 Aug	Chicago Air & Water Show	Lake Michigan Lakefront, Chicago, IL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Dave Dacy Stearman Solo AeroShell Aerobatic Team Sean D. Tucker Oracle Challenger Golden Knights Parachute Team USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team
27-28 Aug	Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo	McChord Field, JB Lewis-McChord, WA, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 T-33 "Ace Maker" B-17G Flying Fortress "Madras Maiden" P-38L Lightning "Tangerine" Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Kent Pietsch Cadet Golden Knights Parachute Team Ki-43 Hayabusa B-25J Mitchell Static aircraft include: USAF B-1B Lancer USAF C-5 Galaxy

September 2016 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-04 Sep	New York Air Show	Stewart Int'l Airport, Newburgh, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" GEICO Skytypers Kent Pietsch Cadet West Point parachute team
10-11 Sep	Fort Wayne Air Show - ANG 122nd FW Open House	Fort Wayne ANGB, Ft Wayne, IN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell Billy Werth Pitts S2C Kent Pietsch Cadet ANG 122th FW A-10C Thunderbolt II Static aircraft include: A-10C Thunderbolt II F-22 Raptor C-5 Galaxy F-100 Super Sabre
17-18 Sep	Sheppard AFB Open House & Air Show	Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora MiG-17F Randy Ball B-17G Flying Fortress "Texas Raiders" P-51D Mustang "Pecos Bill" Jason Newburg Pitts S-2S Kent Pietsch Cadet USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team Static aircraft include: B-1B Lancer B-52H Stratofortress F-35 Lightning II F-22 Raptor F-15E Strike Eagle F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon A-10 Thunderbolt II T-38 Talon
24-25 Sep	California International Airshow	Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds B-25J Mitchell "Executive Sweet" B-25J Mitchell "Old Glory" Alpha Jet (Mark Peterson) Anna Serbinenko Super Decathlon Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Golden Knights Parachute Team Liberty Jump Team TBM Avenger P-51D Mustang

October 2016 hideview (6 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01-02 Oct	Robins AFB Thunder over Georgia Air Show	Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball DAV Flight Team B-25 Mitchell FG-1D Corsair "530" Air Corps Aerobatics Harvard IV "J's Bird" USSOCOM Para-Commandos
08-09 Oct	Wings and Waves Air Show	Daytona Beach, FL, USA				Cancelled
08-09 Oct	Puerto Rico Air Show	Old San Juan Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico			USAF Thunderbirds Gary Ward MX2 Melissa Pemberton Edge 540 Golden Knights Parachute Team Jet Provost Rafael "Dondi" Pesquera
15-16 Oct	Fort Worth Alliance Air Show	Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Ft Worth, Dallas, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 A-26B Invader "Lady Liberty" B-17G Flying Fortress "Texas Raiders" B-24A Liberator "Diamond Lil" Cavanaugh Flight Museum P-38 Lightning "Glacier Girl" Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco Greg Shelton/Ashley Key Wingwalking Liberty Jump Team Static aircraft include: F-35 Lightning II F-16 Fighting Falcon A-4 Skyhawk
21-23 Oct	Huntington Beach Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		Breitling Jet Team USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-122 Bill Stein Edge 540 David Martin CAP 232 Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Screamin' Sasquatch Jet Waco C-47 Skytrain "Willa Dean"
29-30 Oct	Wings Over North Georgia	Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, Rome, GA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Sky Soldiers Demo Team Buck Roetman Pitts S2S Michael Wiskus Lucas Oil Pitts S-1 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane Kent Pietsch Cadet USSOCOM Para-Commandos TigerFlight Foundation Lucas Oil Parachute Team

November 2016 hideview (2 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
05-06 Nov	Wings Over Homestead	Homestead ARB, FL, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USN Tac Demo VFA-106 Lima Lima Tora Tora Tora Nalls Aviation Sea Harrier FG-1D Corsair "530" OV-1 Mohawk Demo SBD-5 Dauntless "Speedy D" Nalls Aviation L-39 Sean D. Tucker Oracle Challenger Franklin's Flying Circus Golden Knights Parachute Team 482nd FW 93rd FS F-16 Tactical Demo
12-13 Nov	Nellis Air Force Base Air Show - 75 Years of Airpower	Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN Tac Demo VFA-122 USAF F-22 Heritage Flight USAF F-35 Heritage Flight Tora Tora Tora T-33 "Ace Maker" West Coast Ravens Chuck Coleman Extra 300L USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team NASA ER-2 DC-10 water drop Vicky Benzing Stearman Nellis Capabilities Demo Static aircraft include: F-35 Lightning II F-22 Raptor F-15E Strike Eagle F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon F/A-18 Hornet QF-4 Phantom A-10C Thunderbolt II MiG-23 'Flogger' MiG-29 'Fulcrum'	Reports: 2016 2009 2005

December 2016 no events listed

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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.