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US Air Force Demonstration Squadron
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We have put all pictures from many shows together, so you can see it from different angles |
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| The Thunderbirds were officially activated on June 1, 1953. | |||
| They fly the F 16-C Falcon, it's an American made fighter/bomber, built by General Dynamics (at the present adopted by Lockheed). | |||
| It's one of the world's best highly-maneuverable aircraft in air-to-air combat and earned its place as one of the best precision bombers. | |||
| Since the Thunderbird aircraft are only slightly modified, they can be made combat-ready in less than 72 hours. They switched to the F 16-A Falcon in 1983 and at the present time they fly the F 16-C Falcon which is a modernized version. | |||
| Here they're getting ready for the display | |||
| The demonstration pilots perform 36 maneuvers in their 30-minute demonstration. | |||
| Great formation take-off, with burners on | |||
Opening of the show from behind the crowd |
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| First pass in the show is the great Diamond photopass | |||
| The demonstration pilots perform 36 maneuvers in their 30-minute demonstration. The squadron performs an average of 90 air demonstrations each year and has never cancelled a show due to maintenance difficulty. | |||
| First pass in the show is the great Diamond photo's | |||
| Solo afterburner take-off | Card formation, very difficult to fly | ||
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