United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2023

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January 2023 no events listed

February 2023 no events listed

March 2023 hideview (3 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
18-19 Mar	Los Angeles Air Show	William J Fox Airport, Lancaster, Palmdale, CA, USA	link			Cancelled
18-19 Mar	Point Mugu Air Show 2023	Naval Base Ventura County, Pt. Mugu, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN Blue Angels USAF F-16 Viper Demo Red Bull Helicopter Red Bull Skydive Team Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman John Collver SNJ "War Dog" Static aircraft include: ATAC F-21 Kfir ATAC Hunter Mk.58 VX-31 F/A-18F Super Hornet VX-31 EA-18G Growler E-2D Osprey
25-26 Mar	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 T-33 "Ace Maker" Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman	Report 2021

April 2023 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01-02 Apr	Wings Over Homestead	Homestead ARB, FL, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team Tora Tora Tora Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Rob Holland MXS
15-16 Apr	Cocoa Beach Air Show	Cocoa Beach, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USN EA-18G Growler Demo USAF Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight John Black Super Decathlon USAF B-52H Stratofortress 920th RW CSAR Demo
22-23 Apr	Southern California Air Show 2023	March ARB, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team B-17G Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" John Collver SNJ "War Dog" Patriots Jet Team Ed Hamill Folds of Honor Biplane Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team KC-135 Stratotanker fly-by Sky Sialing G-103 Acro
29-30 Apr	Thunder Over the Sound: Keesler & Biloxi Air & Space Show	Keesler AFB and Biloxi, MS, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora Trojan Phlyers MiG-17F Randy Ball T-33 "Ace Maker" SBD-5 Dauntless "Speedy D" Clemens Kuhlig ChefPitts S-1S Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S

May 2023 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
06-07 May	AirPower Over Hampton Roads	JB Langley-Eustis, Hampton, VA, USA			USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Younkin Twin Beech 18 Rob Holland MXS Franklin's Flying Circus	Report 2006
13-14 May	Augusta Air Show	Augusta Regional Airport, Augusta, GA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-16 Viper Demo USAF F-16 Heritage Flight P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" AAHF Huey/Cobra Buck Roetman Pitts S2S Greg Koontz USSOCOM Para-Commandos
19-21 May	Chennault International Airshow	Chennault Int'l Airport, Lake Charles, LA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire MiG-17F Randy Ball AeroShell Aerobatic Team Full Throttle Formation Team Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Kyle Fowler GO EZ Aerobatics Melissa Burns Edge 540 Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Golden Knights Parachute Team
20-21 May	Beale AFB Air & Space Expo 2023	Beale AFB, CA, USA	link			Cancelled
27-28 May	Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach	Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USMC F-35B Lightning II USN EA-18G Growler Demo USCG MH-60 Helicopter SAR Demo GEICO Skytypers Ed Hamill Folds of Honor Biplane Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Golden Knights Parachute Team

June 2023 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01 Jun	USAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds fly-over	U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USA			USAF Thunderbirds
10-11 Jun	OC Air Show 2023	Ocean City, MD, USA	link		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 USN Legacy Flight Red Bull Air Force jump team USN E-2C Hawkeye fly-by A-10 Thunderbolt IIs KC-135 Stratotanker fly-by UH-72A Lakota West Point Parachute Team
17-18 Jun	Westmoreland County Air Show	Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Latrobe, PA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF A-10 Heritage Flight USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo Northern Stars Aerobatic Team Erik Edgren Taylorcraft Greg Koontz P-51D Mustang
24-25 Jun	Quad City Air Show	Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, IA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USAF F-22 Heritage Flight T-33 "Ace Maker" P-38J Lightning "23 Skidoo" AeroShell Aerobatic Team Shetterly Squadron Bob Carlton Super Salto Jet Sailplane Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team

July 2023 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01-02 Jul	National Cherry Festival Air Show	West Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USCG MH-60 Helicopter SAR Demo Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Michigan State Police UH-1H Huey North Flight Aero Med Warbird Thunder SNJ Pair
15-16 Jul	Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow	McChord Field, JB Lewis-McChord, WA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo Tora Tora Tora Yellow Thunder Harvard Team T-33 "Ace Maker" B-17 Flying Fortress "Ye Olde Pub" Erickson Aircraft Collection FW 190 replica Undaunted Orca Flight RV two-ship US Army AH-64E Apache US Army UH-60L Black Hawk 22nd Special Tactics Squadron MH-47 Chinook
22-23 Jul	Dayton Air Show	Dayton Int'l Airport, Dayton, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Randy Ball Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Bill Stein Edge 540 Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Red Bull Helicopter Golden Knights Parachute Team Red Bull Skydive Team ANG 159th FW F-15 Eagle fly-over USN Legacy Flight
26 Jul	Cheyenne Frontier Days - Thunderbirds Display	Cheyenne, WY, USA	link			Cancelled
29-30 Jul	Sioux Falls Airshow - South Dakota ANG	Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-16 Viper Demo USAF F-16 Heritage Flight USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo C-47 Skytrain "That’s All Brother" CAFMO B-25J Mitchell "Show Me" CAFMO TBM-3E Avenger Vanguard Squadron Melissa Burns Edge 540 Skip Stewart "Prometheus" Kent Pietsch Cadet USSOCOM Para-Commandos

August 2023 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
12-13 Aug	Rochester International Air Show	Greater Rochester Int'l Airport, Rochester, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Class of 45 F4U Corsair & P-51D Mustang C-47 Skytrain "Whiskey 7" F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Jason Flood S-1S Red Ghost Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Rick Volker Su-26M Bent Wing Bros. Corsair Demo
16 Aug	Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder over the Boardwalk	Atlantic City Beachfront, Atlantic City, NJ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USMC AV-8 Harrier Demo Scott Francis MXS Golden Knights Parachute Team P-51 Mustang
19-20 Aug	Chicago Air & Water Show	Lake Michigan Lakefront, Chicago, IL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-16 Viper Demo Rob Holland MXS Susan Dacy Super Stearman Ed Hamill Folds of Honor Biplane Bill Stein Edge 540 USN Legacy Flight
26-27 Aug	Gowen Thunder 2023 Idaho National Guard Air Show	Gowen Field, Boise, ID, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team P-51D "Hell-er Bust" Brad Wursten MXS-R Aerobatics RAD Aerosports Jet Waco Franklin's Flying Circus Golden Knights Parachute Team Misty Blues Skydiving Team

September 2023 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02-04 Sep	Cleveland National Air Show	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USMC AV-8 Harrier Demo USCG MH-65 Helicopter SAR Demo Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet AeroShell Aerobatic Team Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S Golden Knights Parachute Team USAF C-130 Hercules fly-by Metro Life Flight USN Legacy Flight
09-10 Sep	Volaria Festival Aéronautique	Montréal–Mirabel Int'l Airport, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada	link		USAF Thunderbirds CF-18 Hornet Demo AeroShell Aerobatic Team Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team
15-17 Sep	Owensboro Air Show	Owensboro, KY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds T-33 "Ace Maker" AAHF Huey/Cobra AeroShell Aerobatic Team Bill Stein Edge 540 Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter USAF Wings of Blue Skydiving Team
23-24 Sep	California Capital Airshow	Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF A-10C Demo Team USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF A-10 Heritage Flight T-33 "Ace Maker" Bill Stein Edge 540 Jim Peitz Aerobatic Bonanza Tucker's Air Patrol USAF U-2 Dragon Lady USN Legacy Flight Static aircraft include: USAF C-5M Super Galaxy
29 Sep / 01 Oct	Pacific Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN EA-18G Growler Demo USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USAF Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight T-33 "Ace Maker" Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC RAD Aerosports Jet Waco Sammy Mason Aerobatics Red Bull Helicopter Golden Knights Parachute Team USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team Matt Hall Racing MXS-R / Extra 300L Lyon Air Museum C-47 "Willa Dean" Emma McDonald FedEx B757 LA ANG F-15 Eagle formation F-35A Lightning II KC-135 Stratotanker fly-by B-52H Stratobomber fly-by (Sat. only)

October 2023 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
29 Sep / 01 Oct	Pacific Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN EA-18G Growler Demo USN F-35C Lightning II Demo USAF Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight T-33 "Ace Maker" Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC RAD Aerosports Jet Waco Sammy Mason Aerobatics Red Bull Helicopter Golden Knights Parachute Team USN Leap Frogs Parachute Team Matt Hall Racing MXS-R / Extra 300L Lyon Air Museum C-47 "Willa Dean" Emma McDonald FedEx B757 LA ANG F-15 Eagle formation F-35A Lightning II KC-135 Stratotanker fly-by B-52H Stratobomber fly-by (Sat. only)
07-08 Oct	California International Airshow	Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, CA, USA	link		Canadian Snowbirds USAF Thunderbirds USN F-35C Lightning II Demo Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 Mike Goulian Extra 330SC Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Red Bull Helicopter Kent Pietsch Cadet Red Bull Air Force jump team P-51D Mustang formation USN Legacy Flight Static aircraft include: C-5M Super Galaxy
14-15 Oct	Wings Over Houston Air Show	Ellington Field, Houston, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora	Report 2018
21-22 Oct	Little Rock AFB Thunder Over the Rock Air Show	Little Rock AFB, Jacksonville, AR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Tora Tora Tora Rob Holland MXS Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Melissa Burns Edge 540
28-29 Oct	Central Florida Air & Space Show	Orlando Sanford Int'l Airport, Sanford, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF F-35 Heritage Flight F4U Corsair "Korean War Hero" Mike Goulian Extra 330SC USN Legacy Flight

November 2023 hideview (1 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
04-05 Nov	Florida International Air Show	Charlottee County Airport, Punta Gorda, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Patty Wagstaff Extra 300S USSOCOM Para-Commandos L-39 Racers Jet Team

December 2023 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.