History
What year did the USAF Thunderbirds start flying?
When is 1953
Name 2 breaks performed by the USAF Thunderbirds
What is the diamond break, delta break, delta burst, and the vertical break
What is the main 6 jet formation with Thunderbirds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6?
What is the delta formation
What is the current aircraft that the USAF Thunderbirds fly?
What is the F-16 Fighting Falcon/Viper
What number is the lead jet?
Who is number 1 (boss/lead)
Who was the first USAF Thunderbirds pilot (and their number) to pass away during a flight with the team?
Who is Major Joe Howard, he was flying Thunderbird No. 3
Do the USAF Thunderbirds perform a trail to diamond pass during a turn?
Yes
What formation is Thunderbirds 1, 2, 3, and 4 in when Thunderbird 5 or 6 does a sneak pass during
What is the echelon
What was the first plane that the USAF Thunderbirds used?
What is the F-84 Thunderjet
How many USAF Thunderbirds pilots have passed away during demonstrations of practice with the Thunderbirds?
21 Thunderbirds pilots have been killed in the team's history
Who were the original USAF Thunderbird pilots?
Who are Charles Pattillo, Maj. Richard Catledge, Capt. Robert McCormick, and Capt. Cuthbert Pattillo
What is the last maneuver performed by the USAF Thunderbirds air show?
What is the low bomb burst
What are 6 formations Thunderbirds fly?
What is diamond, echelon, arrowhead, line-abreast, delta, and five card
What aircraft did the USAF Thunderbirds use and the years they used them?
What is the F-84G in 1953, the F-100 in 1956, the F-105 in 1964, the F-4 in 1960, the T-38 in 1961, and the F-16 in 1978 and they still continue to use it.
Who are the USAF Thunderbirds?
The USAF Thunderbirds are a demonstration team for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire.
When was the first official airshow of the USAF Thunderbirds?
When is 1953
What are 2 USAF Thunderbirds solo maneuers?
What are the opposing knife edge pass, calypso, crossover break, slow roll, 4 point roll, 8 piont roll, knife edge, and many more
What is the main formation flown by Thunderbirds 1, 2, 3 , and 4?
What is the diamond formation
What is the same jet that the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels used?
What is the F-4 Phantom
What are the main colors on the USAF Thunderbirds jets?
What is red, white, and blue
What was the first home base of the USAF Thunderbirds?
Where is Luke Air Force Base in Glendale Arizona
What is the first USAF Thunderbirds solo maneuver performed at the begining of a airport air show?
What is the opposing knife pass
What is the USAF Thunderbirds closest formation?
What is the Arrowhead formation
What aircraft transports the USAF Thunderbirds crew?
What is the C-17 Globemaster
How many personnel are needed for the USAF Thunderbirds to perform in a air show?
What is 135 people