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USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:17 pm
by 308Mike
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Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Dec 18, 2008 14:37:14 EST
The Air Force Thunderbirds 2009 schedule takes the F-16 Fighting Falcon team to the Far East, the Super Bowl and plenty of air shows across the U.S.
The season starts early with a Feb. 1 appearance over the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The full air show debuts March 21 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and will keep the team of pilots and maintainers on the road until the final takeoff at the Thunderbirds’ home, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 15.
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And from the
Thunderbird's bullshit flash website that makes it hard to copy anything from, here's their schedule line-up:
Feb 01 --- Superbowl XLIII Fly-over (Tampa, FL)
Mar 21-22 --- Luke AFB, AZ
Mar 28-29 --- MacDill AFB, FL
Apr 4-5 --- Keesler AFB, MS
Apr 18-19 --- Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Apr 25-26 --- Langley AFB, VA
May 2-3 --- Robins AFB, GA
May 9-10 --- Branson, MO
May 15-17 --- Andrews AFB, MD
May 23-24 --- Wantagh, NY
May 27 --- USAF Academy, CO
May 30-31 --- Ellsworth AFB, SD
June 6-7 --- Hill AFB, UT
June 13-14 --- Ocean City, MD
June 20-21 --- Dover AFB, DE
June 27-28 --- Helena, MT
July 4-5 --- Battle Creek, MI
July 11-12 --- Peoria, IL
July 18-19 --- Dayton, OH
July 22 --- Cheyenne, WY
July 25-26 --- Milwaukee, WI
Aug 8-9 --- Youngstown ARB, OH
Aug 15-16 --- Chicago, IL
Aug 19 --- Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 22-23 --- Selfridge ANGB, MI
Aug 29-30 --- Hillsboro, OR
Sep 5-7 --- Cleveland, OH
Sep 12-13 --- Sacramento, CA
Sep 19 - Oct 25 --- Far East Tour
Nov 7-8 --- Homestead ARB, FL
Nov 14-15 --- Nellis AFB, NV
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:17 am
by mekender
damn, none in NC
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:56 am
by Lokidude
Got the sixth and seventh of June on my calendar! Thanks for the info, Mike.
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:18 am
by Mud_Dog
mekender wrote:damn, none in NC
Eff that man, we got the Blue Angels!
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:31 am
by Mike OTDP
Amen to that! We're getting the Blues at Pax River...which means the first air show here in about four years.
Be sure to come...we're likely to have something on display that you will NOT see anywhere else on the East Coast. Can't go into details at this time.
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:26 am
by Vonz90
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:53 pm
by 308Mike
LOL!
Others noted the beaming face of Peter Collsworthy, a foreman at an Akron, OH cement plant for the past 25 years, who got the biggest roars from the crowd by far.
"He may have flunked the 'near-miss' part of the high-speed aerobatic pass, caused the death of a man with 17 years' flight experience when he sheared the wing off of Cmdr. Hickock's plane, vomited into his helmet, panicked, inverted the aircraft with the throttles maxed, and hit Mach 1 just before crashing into bleachers full of spectators with almost a full load of fuel," Blue Angels commanding officer Brock Saxon said. "But he nailed the steep climb and the steep dive, and he certainly had showmanship. If there's one thing I keep telling my cadets, it's that you can't teach enthusiasm. I think we all learned a little something about the power of raw enthusiasm here today."
"That crowd was rocking out to 'Danger Zone' when he plummeted into them at the speed of sound," said Lois Collsworthy, Peter's widow. "That would have meant a lot to him. He always loved that song."
Re: USAF Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:05 pm
by drice
Yep, the Blues have always put on a better show, IMO.
And...they come to Miramar every year. They fly directly over my house in Manilla Mesa, and my place of work in Tierrasanta from Thursday to Sunday when they come to town in October.
I love airshow weekend.