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This is the other side of the condemned building that is being used for practice drills by our local fire fighters. The Townsend crew is the best and it has been fun watching them practice. It is definitely teamwork that makes them the safest they can be!
Foo Fighters
Pinkpop Festival 2018 - Day 2
Landgraaf, Megaland, Netherlands NL
16th June 2018
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Foo Fighters
Pinkpop Festival 2018 - Day 2
Landgraaf, Megaland, Netherlands NL
16th June 2018
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These aircraft can be found at the Virginia Beach Airport in Virginia, USA. That private facility includes the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Military Aviation Museum, and the Fighter Factory.
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Foo Fighters
Pinkpop Festival 2018 - Day 2
Landgraaf, Megaland, Netherlands NL
16th June 2018
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U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet THUNDERBIRDS
Mission
Officially, the Thunderbirds are known as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.
The squadron’s mission is to plan and present precision aerial maneuvers to exhibit the capabilities of modern, high-performance aircraft and the high degree of professional skill required to operate those aircraft.
Within this broad mission, the team has five primary objectives: − Support Air Force recruiting and retention programs − Reinforce public confidence in the Air Force and to demonstrate to the public the professional competence of Air Force members − Strengthen morale and esprit de corps among Air Force members − Support Air Force community relations and people-to-people programs − Represent the United States and its armed forces to foreign nations and project international goodwill
The Team
The Thunderbirds squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four support officers, four civilians and more than 100 enlisted personnel performing in almost 30 job specialties.
A Thunderbirds air demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines. The four-jet diamond formation demonstrates the training and precision of Air Force pilots, while the lead and opposing solo aircraft highlight some of the maximum capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
The pilots perform approximately 40 maneuvers in a demonstration. The entire show, including the ground show and air demonstration, lasts about 75 minutes. The season typically starts in March and ends in November, with the winter months used to train new members.
Officers serve a two-year assignment with the squadron, while enlisted personnel serve three to four.
The squadron performs no more than 80 air demonstrations each year and has never canceled a demonstration due to maintenance difficulty. More than 280 million people in all 50 states and 57 foreign countries have seen the red, white and blue Thunderbirds jets in more than 3,500 aerial demonstrations.
In addition to their responsibilities as the Air Force’s premier jet demonstration team, the Thunderbirds are part of our combat force. If required, the team's personnel and aircraft can be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Since the aircraft are only slightly modified, they can be made combat-ready in less than 72 hours.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon represents the full range of capabilities possessed by the Air Force's tactical fighters. This highly-maneuverable multi-role fighter has proved to be one of the world's best precision tactical bombers and air-to-air combat aircraft. The only modifications needed to prepare aircraft for air demonstrations are a smoke-generating system and painting in Thunderbird colors. Additional information about the F-16 can be found at www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/1....
History
The Thunderbirds were officially activated June 1, 1953, as the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit at Luke AFB, Ariz. The unit was nicknamed the “Stardusters.” Their first aircraft was the straight-winged F-84G Thunderjet, a combat fighter-bomber that had seen action in Korea. Early in 1955, the team transitioned to the swept-winged F-84F Thunderstreak.
In June 1956, the team moved to its current home at Nellis. At the same time the Thunderbirds traded the veteran F-84 for the world's first supersonic fighter, the F-100 Super Sabre -- an aerial platform that would serve the Thunderbirds for 13 years. More than 1,000 demonstrations were flown in the Super Sabre, thrilling spectators around the world. In 1964, the team changed briefly to the F-105B Thunderchief, but an in-flight mishap revealed a problem with that airframe’s design. So, after only six shows, the Thunderbirds returned to the F-100.
From 1969 to 1973, the Thunderbirds flew the Air Force's front-line fighter, the F-4E Phantom II. In 1974, the Thunderbirds converted to the T-38 Talon, the world's first supersonic trainer. The T-38 was more fuel-efficient and less costly to maintain, which made it an ideal choice during the oil crisis of the 1970s.
Early in 1983, the Thunderbirds reinstituted their traditional role of demonstrating the Air Force's front-line fighter capabilities. Transition to the F-16A allowed the team to retain manpower and fuel efficiency while demonstrating to spectators the latest in fighter technology.
For additional information on our team, visit www.afthunderbirds.com.
Point of Contact
USAF Thunderbirds, Public Affairs Office; 4445 Tyndall Ave.; Nellis AFB, NV 89191-6079; DSN 682-6776 or (702) 652-6776; e-mail: USAF.Thunderbirds@nellis.af.mil
Foo Fighters
Broken Leg Tour 2015
Unipol Arena Bologna, Italy IT
13th november 2015
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Bristol F.2B Fighter (D8096/G-AEPH), The Shuttleworth Collection. Season Premiere Airshow, Old Warden, 7th May 2017.
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Bremen Fighter bound for Liverpool's Langton Lock
Name:Bremen Fighter
IMO:9321287
Flag:Antigua & Barbuda
MMSI:304742000
Callsign:V2OY1
Vessel type:Tug
Gross tonnage:1,262 tons
Summer DWT:1,023 tons
Length:48 m
Beam:14 m
Draught:6 m
Home port:St.john´s
Class society:Germanischer Lloyd
Build year:2004
Builder:Mutzelfeldtwerft Nord
Cuxhaven, Germany
Maintained in superb form by the Shuttleworth Collection, this Bristol F.2b Fighter, often known as the Bristol Fighter or Brisfit, is a great example of 'sophisticated' aeroplane design towards the end of WW I. Even so, it was brave men that flew and fought in aircraft like these.
Being in the right place at the right time, with my camera, i like the results. A nice merged version here... www.theblend.co.uk/photography/collections/fighters.html