The Thunderbirds use six aircraft for their displays, performing formation and solo routines that showcase the skills and precision flying capabilities of the United States Air Force pilots.

As a space buff, I knew the KC-135 was used to train astronauts for weightlessness. But its main mission is USAF aircraft ...

The stunts that US Air Force demo teams perform derive from real combat scenarios. Airshows offer a glimpse at the fighter ...

The US Air Force's Thunderbirds have wowed crowds at airshows ... Some Thunderbird pilots spend at least a decade flying fighter aircraft to qualify for the team. In an interview with Business ...

For over seven decades, the Thunderbirds, the US Air Force's aerial demonstration squadron ... pilots spend at least a decade flying fighter aircraft to qualify for the team.

The US Air Force's Thunderbirds have wowed crowds at airshows worldwide in the F-16 Fighting Falcon ... Some Thunderbird pilots spend at least a decade flying fighter aircraft to qualify for the team.

The Air Force Thunderbirds took time to salute one Of Pensacola’s own on Friday.The pilots posed for a photo on the flight ...

Q & A with Major Bryce Turner, US Air Force Thunderbirds Pilot During a planning ... U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Q: Tell us about the plane behind you. “Right behind you is an F-16 D, so the ...

Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Simmer" Downie, a solo pilot on the Thunderbirds ... slow speed-handling for when you're fighting another aircraft." "We get to demonstrate that to people to see the ...