The Thunderbirds thereafter replaced the T-38 Talon with the F-16A Fighting Falcon. Despite this incident, the T-38 is still used as a trainer jet by the U.S. Air Force, Germany, and Turkey.

T-38 Talon (1974-1981) The Thunderbirds flew T-38 Talons from 1974-1981, the only period during which the team flew training aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tristin English ...

Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City is hosting the Thunderbirds and a number of other aerial performers. Top speed is almost 900 miles per hours for the T-38s ... for the Talon-drivers of ...

Thunderbirds McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II number 7 at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons) Northrup’s T-38 Talon two-seat trainer aircraft was ...

The roar of the Thunderbirds filled the sky Saturday over Beale Air Force Base, long known for the more clandestine ...

The Thunderbirds subsequently switched to flying ... T-38 (Photo by TSgt Matthew Hannen U.S. Air Force) TAGGED:Northrop T-38 Talon T-38 crash T-X program U.S. Air Force ...

The demonstration squadron flew the T-38 Talon trainer during the 1970s oil ... the combat warfighter with that airplane before the Thunderbirds think about changing to … that aircraft." ...

These days, the Blue Angels operate the F/A-18 Super Hornet. In 1974, the Thunderbirds switched over to the T-38 Talon, which would be the last fighter jet flown by the unit before moving onto the ...

the Thunderbirds have a rich, decades-long history dating to 1953. The team has flown various aircraft, including the F-84G Thunderjet, F-100C Super Sabre, F-4E Phantom II and the T-38A Talon.

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 ...

Area residents can kick off the Beale Air Force Base Air and Space Expo weekend with a free meet-and-greet with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilots Friday evening at Veteran’s Park in. This ...