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thunderbirds Air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force The Thunderbirds are based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. They tour the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked aircraft. The name is taken from the legendary creature that appears in the mythology of several indigenous North American cultures. They are the fastest flying (multiple jet) flight demonstration team in the world. Officers serve a two-year assignment with the squadron, while enlisted personnel serve three to four years. As the squadron performs no more than 88 air demonstrations each year, replacements must be trained for about half of the team each year, in order to provide a constant mix of experience. The Thunderbirds typically perform during air show season, from March to November of each year. The months in between are the training season, where new pilots hone their skills and mesh with the rest of the team to ensure safe, flawless performances for the upcoming year. They start out by flying in two-seat F-16D models, allowing a veteran Thunderbird to join them as they train. But once they’ve passed a series of checks and inspections, they must demonstrate to Thunderbird 1 and the team that 9 they’re ready to fly in the Diamond formation on their own. In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities, the Thunderbirds are part of the USAF combat force and if required, can be rapidly integrated into an operational fighter unit. After six months training in an unofficial status, the Thunderbirds were activated on May 25, 1953 as the 3600th Air Demonstration Team at Luke AFB, just west of Phoenix, Texas. They were officially activated as the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron on February 13, 1967. The Thunderbirds also carry on the lineage of the 30th Bombardment Squadron, with which they were consolidated on September 19, 1985.The 30th was originally known as the 30th Aero Squadron, and was established on June 13, 1917 to serve in France during World War I. The squadron was later reconstituted and redesignated the 30th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group, and saw combat in the Pacific theater during World War II as both a B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress squadron, and in the Korean War flying the B-29. It then became a component of the Strategic Air Command, equipped with B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress bombers before its inactivation in 1963.
"... Aim High... Fly-Fight-Win ...." In 1983 the team switched to the F-16A Fighting Falcon. The team sat out the 1982 airshow season and spent that year retraining and transitioning over to the new aircraft to ready themselves for the 1983 season. In rebuilding the Thunderbird Team, the Air Force recruited previous Thunderbird pilots, qualified each in the F-16A, and had them begin by flying “two-ship” maneuvers, then expanded the program one airplane at a time up to the full six airplanes. The team continues to fly the F-16, having switched from the F-16A to the F-16C in 1992. Only a few minor modifications differentiate a Thunderbird from an operational F-16C. These include the replacement of the 20 mm cannon and ammunition drum with a smoke-generating system, including its plumbing and control switches, the removal of the jet fuel starter exhaust door, and the application of the Thunderbirds’ glossy red, white, and blue polyurethane paint scheme. All. Roberto Giovanzanti DAL MONDO 10 DAL MONDO
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