United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2022

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January 2022 no events listed

February 2022 no events listed

March 2022 hideview (2 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
19-20 Mar	Luke Days Air & Space Expo 2022	Luke AFB, AZ, USA	link			Cancelled
26-27 Mar	Wings Over Columbus AFB Open House & Air Show	Columbus AFB, Columbus, MS, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF A-10 Heritage Flight Trojan Phlyers T-33 "Ace Maker" Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' (replica) AeroShell Aerobatic Team Team Aerostars Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S Rob Holland MXS USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team

April 2022 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02-03 Apr	Shaw AFB Thunder Over the Midlands	Shaw AFB, Sumter, SC, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-16 Viper Demo USAF F-16 Heritage Flight Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire MiG-17F Randy Ball B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" FG-1D Corsair "530" AeroShell Aerobatic Team Full Throttle Formation Team RJ Gritter Decathlon Scott Francis MXS USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team
05-10 Apr	Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo	Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF A-10 Heritage Flight Class of 45 F4U Corsair & P-51D Mustang T-33 "Ace Maker" B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" B-29 Superfortress "Doc" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" TF-51D Mustang "Mad Max" TP-40N Warhawk "American Dream" Gene McNeely AT-6 Texan Jeff Shetterly SNJ Radial Rumble AeroShell Aerobatic Team Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Team Aerostars Adam Baker Extra 330 Bill Stein Edge 540 Clemens Kuhlig ChefPitts S-1S David Martin CAP 232 Gary Rower Super Stearman Grant Nielsen CAP 232 Jim Bourke Extra 330 Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Melissa Burns Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S RJ Gritter Decathlon Rob Holland MXS Erik Edgren Taylorcraft Greg Koontz Manfred Radius Salto sailplane YAK110 USSOCOM Para-Commandos Chuck Aaron Bo 105 Static aircraft include: USAF B-1B Lancer
23-24 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 USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo Tora Tora Tora B-29 Superfortress "Doc" Bill Stein Edge 540 Rob Holland MXS Kent Pietsch Cadet USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team TX ANG 149th FW F-16 Viper Demo USAF 12th FTW formation fly-by USAF AC-130W gunship demo USAF B-52H Stratofortress fly-by
30 Apr / 01 May	Fort Lauderdale Air Show 2022	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Red Bull Helicopter Red Bull Air Force jump team USSOCOM Para-Commandos FL ANG F-15 Eagles AFRC F-16 Fighting Falcons

May 2022 hideview (7 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
30 Apr / 01 May	Fort Lauderdale Air Show 2022	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Red Bull Helicopter Red Bull Air Force jump team USSOCOM Para-Commandos FL ANG F-15 Eagles AFRC F-16 Fighting Falcons
07-08 May	Holloman AFB Open House & Air Show	Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USAF Heritage Flight Service Air Corps T-37 "Tweet" T-33 Vintage Thunderbird A-26K Invader "Special Kay" B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team ATAC Mirage F-1 US Army CH-47F Chinook USAF F-15 Fighting Falcon
14-15 May	March Field Air & Space Expo 2022	March ARB, CA, USA	link			Cancelled
14-15 May	Fairchild AFB Inland Northwest Skyfest	Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds B-25D Mitchell "Grumpy" P-51B Mustang "Impatient Virgin" USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Undaunted Orca Flight RV two-ship
21-22 May	Dover AFB Open House & Air Show	Dover AFB, DE, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Blue Angels USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USMC AV-8 Harrier Demo B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" C-47 Skytrain "Second Chance" Patrick McAlee Pitts Special Rob Holland MXS USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team USAF B-2A Spirit fly-over (Sat.) USAF C-5M Galaxy TBM-3E Avenger P-51D Mustang
25 May	USAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds fly-over	U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USA			USAF Thunderbirds
29 May	Indy 500 Thunderbirds fly-over	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds

June 2022 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
04-05 Jun	Fort Wayne Open House & Air Show	Fort Wayne ANGB, Ft Wayne, IN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Dean Cutshall F-100F Super Sabre CAFMO B-25J Mitchell "Show Me" Younkin Twin Beech 18 Melissa Burns Edge 540 Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Skip Stewart "Prometheus" Franklin's Flying Circus USSOCOM Para-Commandos Blacksnakes CSAR Demo (4x A-10 2x UH-60)
11-12 Jun	OC Air Show 2022	Ocean City, MD, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USN Legacy Flight USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" Mike Goulian Extra 330SC USSOCOM Para-Commandos A-10 Thunderbolt II U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota
18 Jun	Grand Forks AFB Northern Thunder Air & Space Expo	Grand Forks AFB, ND, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire Erickson Aircraft Collection HA-1112 Buchon P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Bob Freeman Extra 330SC Steven Bennett Christen Eagle II Franklin's Flying Circus USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team Dan Reeves
25-26 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 Yellow Thunder Harvard Team Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire T-33 "Ace Maker" TF-51D Mustang "DiamondBack" Younkin Twin Beech 18 Bill Stein Edge 540 Bob Freeman Extra 330SC Brad Wursten MXS-R Aerobatics Buck Roetman Pitts S2S Rob Holland MXS YAK110 Golden Knights Parachute Team Paul Strickland L-39 USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team

July 2022 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02-04 Jul	Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival	W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Younkin Twin Beech 18 Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Team Aerostars Bill Stein Edge 540 Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Rob Holland MXS Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane Erik Edgren Taylorcraft Franklin's Flying Circus Misty Blues Skydiving Team
16-17 Jul	Duluth Air & Aviation Expo	Duluth Int'l Airport, Duluth, MN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball Vanguard Squadron Craig Gifford S-330 Jessy Panzer Pitts S-1S Kent Pietsch Cadet USAF KC-135 Stratotanker USAF 148th FW F-16 Fighting Falcon YAK110
23-24 Jul	Fight Over the Falls Air Show - Montana ANG 75th Anniversary	Great Falls ANGB, Great Falls, MT, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" A-26K Invader "Special Kay" Undaunted Orca Flight RV two-ship Brad Wursten MXS-R Aerobatics Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Kent Pietsch Cadet USSOCOM Para-Commandos Static aircraft include: F-35A Lightning II
27 Jul	Cheyenne Frontier Days - Thunderbirds Display	Cheyenne, WY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
30-31 Jul	Arctic Thunder Air Show 2022	Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Undaunted Orca Flight RV two-ship Anthony Oshinuga Pitts Special Melissa Burns Edge 540 USASOC Black Daggers Parachute Team USAF PACAF F-16 Demo Team

August 2022 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
05-07 Aug	Abbotsford International Airshow	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo T-33 "Ace Maker" A-1 Skyraider "The Proud American" B-17 Flying Fortress "Ye Olde Pub" B-25D Mitchell "Grumpy" Erickson Aircraft Collection Erickson Aircraft Collection FW 190 replica Erickson Aircraft Collection HA-1112 Buchon P-47D Thunderbolt "Hairless Joe" Jodi Rueger Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Pete McLeod Edge 540 Kent Pietsch Cadet Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team RCAF SAR Demo
19-21 Aug	Oregon International Air Show - McMinnville	McMinnville Municipal Airport, McMinnville, OR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane
24 Aug	Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder over the Boardwalk	Atlantic City Beachfront, Atlantic City, NJ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Golden Knights Parachute Team
27-28 Aug	Northeastern Pennsylvania Scranton Armed Forces Air Show	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Int'l Airport, Avoca, PA, USA	link			Cancelled
27-28 Aug	New York Air Show	Orange County Airport, Montgomery, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds West Point Black Knights Parachute Team

September 2022 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-04 Sep	Kansas City Air Show	New Century AirCenter, Gardner, KS, USA			USAF Thunderbirds Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Younkin Twin Beech 18 Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet AeroShell Aerobatic Team KC Flight RV Formation Team Shetterly Squadron Adam Baker Extra 330 Bill Stein Edge 540 Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S Rob Holland MXS Skip Stewart "Prometheus" Red Bull Helicopter Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane YAK110 Golden Knights Parachute Team Red Bull Air Force jump team CAF P-40N Warhawk
09-11 Sep	Airshow London 2022 - SkyDrive	London International Airport, London, Ontario, Canada	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" B-17G "Yankee Lady" B-25D Mitchell "Rosie’s Reply" C-47D Skytrain "Hairless Joe" USAF E-3 Sentry fly-by (Sat. only) USAF B-2A Spirit fly-by (Sun. only)	drive-in Reports: 2019 2018 2017
17-18 Sep	JB Andrews Air Show & Open House	Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S B-25J Mitchell "Panchito" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" Class of 45 F4U Corsair & P-51D Mustang
24-25 Sep	McConnell AFB Air Show & Open House 2022	McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire MiG-17F Randy Ball Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Adam Baker Extra 330 Bill Stein Edge 540 Brian Correll Pitts S2S Misty Blues Skydiving Team
30 Sep / 03 Oct	Pacific Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		The Tigers Parachute Display Team USAF Thunderbirds USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" Mike Goulian Extra 330SC RAD Aerosports Jet Waco YAK110 Golden Knights Parachute Team USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team Matt Hall Racing MXS-R / Extra 300L

October 2022 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
30 Sep / 03 Oct	Pacific Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		The Tigers Parachute Display Team USAF Thunderbirds USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" Mike Goulian Extra 330SC RAD Aerosports Jet Waco YAK110 Golden Knights Parachute Team USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team Matt Hall Racing MXS-R / Extra 300L
15-16 Oct	Aerospace Valley Air Show	Edwards AFB, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds T-33 "Ace Maker" John Collver SNJ "War Dog" Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane B-1B Lancer B-52H Stratofortress F-16 Viper F-22A Raptor F-35A Lightning II C-12 Huron C-17 Globemaster III KC-46 Pegasus KC-135 Stratotanker T-38C Talon NASA DC-8 NASA ER-2 NASA F-15D Eagle NASA F/A-18D Hornet
22 Oct	AllianceTexas Aviation Expo	Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Ft Worth, Dallas, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team AeroShell Aerobatic Team Bell 505 fly-by RE/MAX Skydiving Team
29-30 Oct	Central Florida Air & Space Show	Orlando Sanford Int'l Airport, Sanford, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team Navy Tailhook Legacy Flight P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Buck Roetman Pitts S2S John Black Super Decathlon Mike Goulian Extra 330SC USSOCOM Para-Commandos

November 2022 hideview (1 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
05-06 Nov	Nellis AFB Aviation Nation 2022	Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN EA-18G Growler Demo Bill Stein Edge 540 Jodi Rueger Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman ACC Combined Arms Demo The Horsemen F-86 Sabres	Reports: 2017 2016 2009 2005

December 2022 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.