Air Force Thunderbirds

Air Force Thunderbirds The Air Force's premier air demonstration team. Honored and privileged to represent the 685,000 Airmen serving around the globe.
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09/14/2026

Thunderbird 6 low and slow ✈️🐌

At heights as low as 100 feet from the ground, Thunderbird 6 pitches his F-16’s nose to angles nearing 27 degrees while maintaining the aircraft’s minimum controllable airspeed in his signature high alpha maneuver.

09/11/2026

Never forget.

Today, we wear red to remember the nearly 3,000 Americans who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.

And we fly to honor the heroes who ran towards danger that day, and the generations of Americans who answered the call to serve in the years that followed.

09/09/2026

Surprise, Branson! ✈️💨

That was Thunderbird 5 with her iconic sneak pass after the low bomb burst.

While the team was the first to introduce supersonic flight into a public demonstration in 1956, it was later banned in 1973. Now, Rogue flies this high-speed pass at around 0.9 Mach or ~690 MPH to showcase the raw power of the F-16 while protecting your ears👂

Our red, white, and blue jets were right at home in America’s most patriotic city 🇺🇸Thank you for spending your long wee...
09/08/2026

Our red, white, and blue jets were right at home in America’s most patriotic city 🇺🇸

Thank you for spending your long weekend with us, Branson!

We couldn’t have asked for a better place to spend Labor Day weekend than the Live Entertainment Capital of the World! 🎸 See you soon ! 🤠

Happy Labor Day, America 🇺🇸Today, we wore red to celebrate and honor the American worker—the people who build, serve and...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day, America 🇺🇸

Today, we wore red to celebrate and honor the American worker—the people who build, serve and, strengthen our nation every day.

09/06/2026

POV: you’re a Thunderbirds pilot and this is your office ☁️☀️

if there are clouds near the show site, the team sends a pilot to conduct a weather check to determine the height of the clouds so we know which maneuvers are safe to fly ✈️

Branson looks beautiful for our Labor Day weekend shows in America’s most patriotic city! See you at 3pm 🇺🇸🦅

09/05/2026

What’s in the bag? 🤔

Every Thunderbird carries a “show fly” bag to each show. They’re stocked with the essentials to keep us healthy and happy with more than 280 days on the road each year.

What would you keep in yours?

08/31/2026

Video postcards from our air show summer 🫶✈️

Where will we see you before our season ends? 👀

Indiana, Hoosier favorite air demonstration team? 😉🌽Thank you, Grissom, for the hospitality! See you next weekend at !🤩 ...
08/30/2026

Indiana, Hoosier favorite air demonstration team? 😉🌽

Thank you, Grissom, for the hospitality! See you next weekend at !🤩

08/26/2026

Where my Hoosiers at?! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

The state so great we’re performing back-to-back weekends 😎

See you soon, 434th Air Refueling Wing⛽️✈️

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4445 Tyndall Avenue
Nellis Air Force Base, NV
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