Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Simmer" Downie, a solo pilot on the Thunderbirds ... "It's the only fighter in the US arsenal that has thrust vectoring, and it's the most maneuverable fighter in the ...

Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the ... the team would be a straight-wing ...

The U.S. Air Force has announced the new pilots and officers who will join the prestigious Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team for the 2020 season. Maj. Trevor Aldridge, 493rd Fighter Squadron ...

Aside from the Navy pilots, let’s not forget those in the US Air Force ... to sit in the cockpit with the Air Force’s legendary flight squadron, The Thunderbirds. Formed in 1953, the team ...

More specifically, the Thunderbirds first flew F-84F Thunderjets, which were combat-fighter bombers that flew missions during the Korean War. F-100 Super Sabres, which the Thunderbirds switched to ...

The US Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV. It is used primarily for intelligence collection and precision strikes against targets on the ground.