2008 USAF Thunderbird Schedule

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Post by pbrad » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:29 am

Lakeland, FL--------------------------------April 12 - 13th

Maybe I should go back home and visit family during that time :lol:
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Post by Lawndart » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:49 pm

The Tbirds may even arrive early for the week of Sun 'n Fun at Lakeland. (Only makes sense considering they fly at Punta Gorda the weekend prior to Sun 'n Fun, stationed out of Ft. Myers (RSW) probably). Read the news feed here.
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Post by Rhino » Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:13 am

LD,

Ft. Lauderdale show with the Blues and Snowbirds is cancelled.
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Post by Cinch » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:36 am

Tyndall AFB, FL
Wilmington, NC
Punta Gorda, FL
Charleston AFB, SC
Dobbins ARB, GA (IN MY BACK YARD)
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX

HA HA I win, these are the shows I will be going to!! Yes Thumper I will be in Houston!!!
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Post by Lawndart » Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:03 am

Rhino wrote:LD,

Ft. Lauderdale show with the Blues and Snowbirds is cancelled.
??? :shock:

Is there a PR about this somewhere. Did they can the entire event?
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Post by Tomcatboy48237 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:43 am

Yes the whole show in canceled, they couldn't secure a title sponsor.

I don't have a link for you, but it's on ASB and there are a few links in that thread.

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Post by Burner » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:52 am

Man what a waste, the Air & Sea Show always brings in about a half-million people. I'm shocked that no company would want to capitalize on one of the biggest airshow weekends in the country.

And here I had already secured a high rise rooftop along the beach for the show :(
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Post by FutureThunderbird » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:34 pm

I have some corrections here...

First of all, the Thunderbirds won't be at Langley, they moved the show to June - so no go for the Tbirds there. I am guessing they'll fill that weekend with another show?

And you can add Mountain Home AFB, ID on the 14th of September after Reno.

Anyway, I might get lucky and see the Tbirds in Quebec, but IDK if that will happen or not? I'll for sure be seeing them at Offut though and possibly Milwaukee or Kansas City.
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Post by franc01sss » Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:52 am

If there is only one airshow to not miss this year, this is for sure the Quebec Intl airshow. The Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds, the Snowbirds, the Red Arrows and the Patrouille de France will be there. Here's a link to a thread in another forum :
http://virtualsnowbirds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=581

There a link to the video in the first post of the forum.
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Post by Lawndart » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:13 am

Quebec is definitely one of the coolest shows of 2008. Here's the list of Quebec Intl Air Show Performers.
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Post by spaz » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:48 pm

2 Shows within 2 hours of me!!

Tinker AFB on May 24th, 20 minutes away.

Vance AFB on Oct. 4th, about an hour and a half.
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Post by franc01sss » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:58 pm

You're right lanwndart.

Quebec airshow is a must in the history of all the airshow.

Never did the blues and the tbird were at the same airshow.

And how come 3 9ship team :P
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Post by Lawndart » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:20 pm

franc01sss wrote:You're right lanwndart.

Quebec airshow is a must in the history of all the airshow.

Never did the blues and the tbird were at the same airshow.

And how come 3 9ship team :P
Actually they have been at the same show site before, last time it happened was Atlantic City one of these past seasons. None the less, the Quebec lineup looks impressive!

...Oh, and it's "Lawndart" to you (grinning my teeth together - "Iceman" style ;)).
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Post by franc01sss » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:40 pm

Sorry about YOUR name Lawndart :P

And i did not know about the past meeting of your 2 american team.

Just wanna add some Spectacular to my post eheh!
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Post by FutureThunderbird » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:01 pm

Atlantic City 2006 and Dayton 2003 each had both teams with Dayton actually having all 3 North American jet teams.

I know there have been other shows where they have been together, but those are the most recent.
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