F-84G Thunderjet. The Republic F-85G was the first aircraft flown in a demonstration role by the USAF Thunderbirds. It made its first appearance on Jul. 1, 1953 at Nellis AFB in Nevada, with the ...

The Thunderbirds are the U.S. Air Force's demonstration flying group, and they have specially modified planes to do it. Here's what they fly.

1969-73: The Thunderbirds flew the Air Force’s front-line fighter, the F-4E Phantom. 1974: The Thunderbirds converted to the T-38 Talon, the world’s first supersonic trainer. The T-38 was more ...

An Ohio high school will become the first high school in the United States to receive a retired Air Force Thunderbird Jet. The Union Local Afterburner Committee announced the official acquisition ...

The ground vibrated as six F-16 Fighting Falcon jets shot through the sky Wednesday at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base ...

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds fly in formation during the “Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona” air show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 22, 2025.

Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds arrives exactly one year after The Blue Angels, a very similar documentary, produced in part by Glen Powell, about the US Navy’s flight demonstration squadron.