Thunderbirds Shake the Skies over Cheyenne Frontier Days
This year's United States Air Force Thunderbird air show was amazing and very loud! When one of the F-16 flew right over our heads and kicked on the afterburners my 7 year old son said and I quote "That was so loud it made my body tremble" we all laughed and said yeah mine too! We hope we can go next year!
Cheers to the USAF!
Thunderbird Background: The Thunderbirds are proud to represent Air Force Airmen who make America's Air Force the most advanced and respected air, space and cyberspace force the world has ever seen. They continually provide consistent and credible Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power, giving a critical edge to today's joint warfighting and coalition teams. As Air Force ambassadors, the Thunderbird team strives to showcase the integrity, selfless service and excellence embodied by American Airmen everywhere. ~Thunderbird #1 Lt Col Case Cunningham
Thunderbird History: The Thunderbirds introduce the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft to lead the way as the team performs its 58th Season.
In 1947, while the jet age was still in its infancy, military aviation was hurled into the future with the creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service. Just six years later, on May 25, 1953, the Air Force’s official air demonstration team, designated the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit, was activated at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
The name Thunderbirds was soon adopted by the unit, influenced in part by the strong Indian culture and folklore in the southwestern United States where Luke Air Force Base is located. Indian legend speaks of the Thunderbird with great fear and respect. To some it was a giant eagle, others envisioned a hawk. When it took to the skies, the earth trembled from the thunder of its great wings. From its eyes shot bolts of lightning. Nothing in nature could challenge the bird of thunder, the story of the Thunderbird was repeated, across the generations, until at last, it assumed the immortality of legend.
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