Air Force Thunderbirds

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aerial demonstration squadron military aerobatics team

The Air Force Thunderbirds are the United States Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration squadron, renowned for their precision flying and public airshow performances.

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Label Occurrences
Air Force Thunderbirds canonical 2
USAF Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" 2
United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial demonstration squadron ⓘ
military aerobatics team ⓘ
aircraftLivery red white and blue paint scheme ⓘ
aircraftRole multirole fighter ⓘ
aircraftTypeUsed F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form: F-16C Fighting Falcon

F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form: F-16D Fighting Falcon
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
baseRunway Nellis Air Force Base ⓘ
surface form: Nellis AFB runway complex
commandStructure Air Combat Command ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
demonstrationType high-performance jet aerobatics ⓘ
formationDate 1953-05-25 ⓘ
formationYear 1953 ⓘ
garrison Nellis Air Force Base ⓘ
garrisonLocation Nevada ⓘ
near Las Vegas ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
motto America’s Ambassadors in Blue ⓘ
nicknameOrigin named after the mythological thunderbird of Native American tradition ⓘ
notableFor airshow performances ⓘ
formation aerobatics ⓘ
precision flying ⓘ
operationalStatus active ⓘ
parentOrganization Department of the Air Force ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of the Air Force
partOf Air Force Thunderbirds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron
performanceVenues airshows ⓘ
ceremonial flyovers ⓘ
sporting events flyovers ⓘ
personnelStrength over 100 support personnel ⓘ
primaryMission demonstrate the capabilities of modern Air Force aircraft ⓘ
inspire patriotism and public interest in the Air Force ⓘ
support Air Force recruiting ⓘ
role aerial demonstration ⓘ
public relations ⓘ
recruiting support ⓘ
safetyRecord highly emphasized safety procedures ⓘ
selectionCriteria highly experienced Air Force pilots ⓘ
shortName Air Force Thunderbirds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Thunderbirds ⓘ
signatureManeuver bomb burst maneuver ⓘ
diamond formation ⓘ
solo opposing passes ⓘ
teamSize 6 primary demonstration pilots ⓘ
8 total pilots including narrator and advance pilot ⓘ
tourPattern annual demonstration season ⓘ
tourScope international performances ⓘ
performances across the United States ⓘ
trainingLocation Nellis Air Force Base ⓘ
uniformFeature distinctive red flight suits ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nellis Air Force Base → hosts → Air Force Thunderbirds ⓘ
Air Force Thunderbirds → partOf → Air Force Thunderbirds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Air Force Thunderbirds
this entity surface form: United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron
Air Force Thunderbirds → shortName → Air Force Thunderbirds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Air Force Thunderbirds
57th Wing → operates → Air Force Thunderbirds ⓘ
this entity surface form: USAF Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"
57th Wing → hasComponent → Air Force Thunderbirds ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron
57th Wing → notableUnit → Air Force Thunderbirds ⓘ
this entity surface form: USAF Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"