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id="toc-F-84_Thunderjet/Thunderstreak_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#F-84_Thunderjet/Thunderstreak_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>F-84 Thunderjet/Thunderstreak era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-F-84_Thunderjet/Thunderstreak_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-F-100_Super_Sabre_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#F-100_Super_Sabre_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>F-100 Super Sabre era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-F-100_Super_Sabre_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-F-4_Phantom_II_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#F-4_Phantom_II_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.3</span> <span>F-4 Phantom II era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-F-4_Phantom_II_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-T-38_Talon_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#T-38_Talon_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.4</span> <span>T-38 Talon era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-T-38_Talon_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-F-16_Fighting_Falcon_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#F-16_Fighting_Falcon_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.5</span> <span>F-16 Fighting Falcon era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-F-16_Fighting_Falcon_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historical_demonstration_aircraft" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historical_demonstration_aircraft"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.6</span> <span>Historical demonstration aircraft</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historical_demonstration_aircraft-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accidents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accidents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.7</span> <span>Accidents</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accidents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Air_shows" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air_shows"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.7.1</span> <span>Air shows</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air_shows-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_fatalities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_fatalities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.7.2</span> <span>Other fatalities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_fatalities-sublist" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aerobatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerobatic">Aerobatic</a> display team</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">12 officers<br />132 enlisted support personnel<br /> 3 civilian support personnel</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">"TBirds"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Red, White and Blue</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png/150px-World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png/225px-World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png/300px-World_War_I_War_Service_Streamer_without_inscription.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a><br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Korean_War_Streamer.png/225px-Korean_War_Streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Korean_War_Streamer.png/300px-Korean_War_Streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander/Leader</th><td class="infobox-data">Lt. Col Nathan Malafa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">CEM</th><td class="infobox-data">CMSgt Harvey McReynolds</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a></th><td class="infobox-data">six <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16C Fighting Falcons</a><br />two <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16D Fighting Falcons</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>USAF Air Demonstration Squadron</b> is the air demonstration squadron of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> <span class="nowrap">(USAF).<sup id="cite_ref-sivdfambeaut_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivdfambeaut-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> The <b>Thunderbirds</b>, as they are popularly known, are assigned to the <a href="/wiki/57th_Wing" title="57th Wing">57th Wing</a>, and are based at <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a>, Nevada. Created 71 years ago in 1953, the USAF Thunderbirds are the third-oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Air Force <a href="/wiki/Patrouille_de_France" title="Patrouille de France">Patrouille de France</a> formed in 1931 and the United States Navy <a href="/wiki/Blue_Angels" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a> formed in 1946. </p><p>The Thunderbirds Squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked aircraft. The squadron's name is taken from <a href="/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)" title="Thunderbird (mythology)">the legendary creature</a> that appears in the mythologies of several indigenous North American cultures. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2></div> <p>The Thunderbirds Squadron is a named USAF squadron, meaning it does not carry a numerical designation. It is also one of the oldest squadrons in the Air Force, its origins dating to the organization of the 30th Aero Squadron, formed at <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Field" title="Kelly Field">Kelly Field</a>, Texas, on 13 June 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Officers serve a two-year assignment with the squadron, while enlisted personnel serve three to four years. As the squadron performs no more than 88 air demonstrations each year, replacements must be trained for about half of the team each year, in order to provide a constant mix of experience. In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities, the Thunderbirds are part of the USAF combat force and if required, can be rapidly integrated into an operational fighter unit.<sup id="cite_ref-fact_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fact-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 15 February 1974 the Thunderbirds have been a component of the <a href="/wiki/57th_Wing" title="57th Wing">57th Wing</a> at Nellis AFB. Since 1953, they have flown in front of more than 300 million people.<sup id="cite_ref-AirForceMagazine1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AirForceMagazine1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="F-16_Fighting_Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg/220px-Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg/330px-Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg/440px-Tbirdscrossoverbreak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="855" /></a><figcaption>The Thunderbirds performing the crossover break</figcaption></figure> <p>The Thunderbirds perform aerial demonstrations in the <a href="/wiki/F-16C_Fighting_Falcon" class="mw-redirect" title="F-16C Fighting Falcon">F-16C Fighting Falcon</a>, and they also fly two F-16D twin-seat trainers. </p><p>The F-16 has been the demonstration aircraft for the Thunderbirds since the 1983 season.<sup id="cite_ref-ttschsh_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ttschsh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1982, four members of the squadron were killed in what became known as the <a href="/wiki/1982_Thunderbirds_Indian_Springs_Diamond_Crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash">"Diamond Crash"</a> of <a href="/wiki/T-38_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="T-38 Talon">T-38 Talon</a> aircraft which the squadron had flown since 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-fkjn82_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fkjn82-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fkicr_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fkicr-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Partially as a result of that accident, the squadron switched to the F-16A, and sat out the 1982 airshow season and spent that year retraining and transitioning over to the new aircraft to ready themselves for the 1983 season. The F-16, however, had been considered for transition prior to the accident. In rebuilding the Thunderbird Team, the Air Force recruited previous Thunderbird pilots, qualified each in the F-16A, and had them begin by flying "two-ship" maneuvers, then expanded the program one airplane at a time up to the full six airplanes. Beginning in June 1982, the F-16 Thunderbirds were led by Major Jim Latham. </p><p>The team continues to fly the F-16, having switched from the F-16A to the F-16C in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-fact_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fact-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only a few minor modifications differentiate a Thunderbird from an operational F-16C. These include the replacement of the <span class="nowrap">20 mm</span> cannon and ammunition drum with a smoke-generating system, including its plumbing and control switches, the removal of the <a href="/wiki/Jet_fuel_starter" class="mw-redirect" title="Jet fuel starter">jet fuel starter</a> exhaust door, and the application of the Thunderbirds' glossy red, white, and blue polyurethane paint scheme. All the modification work is performed at the maintenance depot at Hill AFB near Ogden, Utah. Other than those modifications, the aircraft are taken from the standard USAF inventory as production fighters, and can be returned to an operational squadron in short order without any major modification. </p> <dl><dt>General Dynamics <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon#F-16A/B" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16A/B Fighting Falcon</a></dt></dl> <dl><dd>During the switch to the F-16A the Thunderbirds acquired new block 15 aircraft which they operated from 1983 to 1991, making the team one of the last USAF units flying the older F-16As before transitioning into new Cs. They also operated the two-seat F-16B during this time for training new pilots and for VIP flights, these being replaced by the F-16D when the rest of the squadron transitioned to the F-16C.</dd> <dt>Lockheed Martin <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon#F-16C/D" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (Block 32)</a></dt> <dd>The block 32H/J aircraft assigned to the Thunderbirds were built in 1986 and 1987, and operated by the Thunderbirds from 1992 to 2008. At their retirement, they were some of the oldest operational F-16s in the Air Force.</dd> <dt>Lockheed Martin <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon#F-16C/D" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (Block 52)</a></dt> <dd>In the 2009 show season the Thunderbirds transitioned to an updated version of the F-16 fighter. The Block 52s have an upgraded avionics package that brings the Thunderbird fleet into alignment with the rest of the worldwide F-16 fleet. Additionally, the more powerful <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_F100" title="Pratt & Whitney F100">Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229</a> engine adds an additional <span class="nowrap">3,600 lb<sub>f</sub></span> of thrust. This in turn increases the maximum allowable gross weight for ground handling, taxi, takeoff and in-flight maneuvers by nearly 5,000 lb.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Support_aircraft">Support aircraft</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">Boeing C-17 Globemaster III</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demonstration_routine">Demonstration routine</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diamond_PIR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Diamond_PIR.jpg/220px-Diamond_PIR.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Diamond_PIR.jpg/330px-Diamond_PIR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Diamond_PIR.jpg/440px-Diamond_PIR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="666" /></a><figcaption>The Thunderbirds perform the Diamond Pass-In-Review at the Aviation Nation airshow at Nellis AFB, NV on November 6, 2022. </figcaption></figure> <p>From the end of the runway the four-ship Thunderbird team get ready to begin their takeoff roll with the words "Thunderbirds, let's run em up!" being retransmitted from the team leader's mic through the PA system for the crowd to hear. </p><p>Diamond: Historically, as Thunderbirds 1 through 4 lift off, the slot aircraft slips immediately into position behind 1 to create the signature Diamond formation. Thanks to the 2009 upgrade to the Block 52, the Diamond now has more than enough thrust to continue to climb straight up into their first maneuver, the Diamond Loop. </p><p>Solos: Thunderbird 5 takes to the air next, performing a clean low altitude aileron roll, followed by 6 who performs a <a href="/wiki/Split_S" title="Split S">split S</a>, climbing in a near vertical maneuver, rolling over and diving back toward show center and pulling up just above the runway to exit in the opposite direction. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg/220px-Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg/330px-Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg/440px-Tbirdscalypsopass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1961" data-file-height="1306" /></a><figcaption>Two Thunderbirds perform a calypso pass.</figcaption></figure> <p>Much of the Thunderbirds' display alternates between maneuvers performed by the diamond, and those performed by the solos. They have a total of eight different formations: The Diamond, Delta, Stinger, Arrowhead, Line-Abreast, Trail, Echelon and the Five Card. The Arrowhead involves maneuvers in tight formation with as little as 18 inches (46 cm) fuselage to canopy separation. They perform formation loops and rolls or transitions from one formation to another. All maneuvers are performed at speeds of 450 to 500 mph (720 to 800 km/h). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:18inchtbirdsfly.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/18inchtbirdsfly.jpg/220px-18inchtbirdsfly.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/18inchtbirdsfly.jpg/330px-18inchtbirdsfly.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/18inchtbirdsfly.jpg/440px-18inchtbirdsfly.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="622" /></a><figcaption>A TB4 slot pilot flies as close as 18 inches to the commander, TB1, during the arrowhead loop.</figcaption></figure> <p>The opposing solos usually perform their maneuvers just under the speed of sound (500 to 700 mph (800 to 1,130 km/h)), and show off the capabilities of their individual aircraft by doing maneuvers such as fast passes, slow passes, fast rolls, slow rolls, and very tight turns. Some of their maneuvers include both solo aircraft at once, such as opposing passes (passing in close proximity to each other) and mirror formations (two aircraft being flown back-to-back in the calypso pass or belly-to-belly). In mirror formations, one Thunderbird must be inverted, and it is always number 5. In fact, the number 5 on this aircraft is painted upside-down, and thus appears right-side-up for much of the routine. There is also an extra piece of humor regarding the inverted performance of Thunderbird 5: the pilots all wear tailored flight suits with their name and jet number embroidered on the left breast. The suit for the pilot of the number 5 airplane has the number sewn upside-down. </p><p>Nearing the end the Diamond pulls straight up into the vertical to perform the signature "Bomb Burst", where all four aircraft break off in separate directions while a solo goes straight up through the maneuver and performs aileron rolls until 3 miles (4.8 km) above the ground. At the end of the routine, all six aircraft join in formation, forming the Delta. </p><p>One of the Thunderbirds' standing engagements is the annual commencement ceremony at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a> in Colorado Springs. The jets fly over <a href="/wiki/Falcon_Stadium" title="Falcon Stadium">Falcon Stadium</a> at the precise moment the cadets throw their hats into the air at ceremony's end. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the operational history of the USAF Thunderbirds, see <a href="/wiki/30th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="30th Bombardment Squadron">30th Bombardment Squadron</a>.</div> <p>On 19 September 1985, the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron was consolidated by <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a> (AFHRA) with the 30th Bombardment Squadron, a unit which was organized on 13 June 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During its operational history, the 30th served in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> as a training unit in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, its mission to train fighter pilots to go into combat on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Western Front (World War II)">Western Front</a>. The squadron was almost torpedoed on its troop ship crossing the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>. Stationed at <a href="/wiki/Clark_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark Field">Clark Field</a> in the Philippines on 7 December 1941, it was almost wiped out in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%931942)" title="Philippines campaign (1941–1942)">1941 Battle of the Philippines</a>. Some members of the squadron fought as an infantry unit and were captured by the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a>, being subjected to the <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Death_March" title="Bataan Death March">Bataan Death March</a>. The squadron was withdrawn to <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, being reformed and later attacked Japan as a <a href="/wiki/B-29_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortress</a> squadron in 1945. It was awarded nine <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citations</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, the 30th attacked <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korean</a> targets with B-29's. </p><p>Present-day USAF Thunderbirds carry the lineage, history, and honors of the 30th on active duty.<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="USAF_Thunderbirds_history">USAF Thunderbirds history</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="F-84_Thunderjet/Thunderstreak_era"><span id="F-84_Thunderjet.2FThunderstreak_era"></span>F-84 Thunderjet/Thunderstreak era</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg/220px-Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg/330px-Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg/440px-Republic_F-84G-26-RE_Thunderjet_51-16719.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1601" data-file-height="858" /></a><figcaption>Republic F-84G Thunderjet 51-16719, flown by the Thunderbirds in 1954</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star,_Chino,_California.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star%2C_Chino%2C_California.jpg/220px-Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star%2C_Chino%2C_California.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star%2C_Chino%2C_California.jpg/330px-Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star%2C_Chino%2C_California.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star%2C_Chino%2C_California.jpg/440px-Thunderbirds_Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star%2C_Chino%2C_California.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1316" /></a><figcaption>T-33A Shooting Star narrator/VIP/Press ride aircraft</figcaption></figure> <p>After six months training in an unofficial status, the Thunderbirds were activated on 25 May 1953 as the 3600th Air Demonstration Team at <a href="/wiki/Luke_Air_Force_Base" title="Luke Air Force Base">Luke AFB</a>, just west of <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team had flown 26 shows by that August. The first team leader was Major <a href="/wiki/Dick_Catledge" title="Dick Catledge">Richard C. Catledge</a> (1953–1954), and the first plane used by the unit was the straight-wing <a href="/wiki/F-84_Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84 Thunderjet">F-84G Thunderjet</a>. Because the Thunderjet was a single-seat fighter, a two-seat <a href="/wiki/T-33_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="T-33 Shooting Star">T-33 Shooting Star</a> served as the narrator's aircraft and was used as the VIP/Press ride aircraft. The T-33 served with the Thunderbirds in this capacity in the 1950s and 1960s. </p><p>The next year the Thunderbirds performed their first overseas air shows, in a tour of <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South</a> and <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>, and added a permanent solo routine to the demonstration.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the spring of 1955, under their second commander/leader (September 1954 – February 1957), Captain <a href="/wiki/Jacksel_M._Broughton" title="Jacksel M. Broughton">Jacksel M. Broughton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they moved to the swept-wing <a href="/wiki/F-84F_Thunderstreak" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F Thunderstreak</a> aircraft, in which they performed 91 air shows, and received their first assigned support aircraft, a <a href="/wiki/C-119_Flying_Boxcar" class="mw-redirect" title="C-119 Flying Boxcar">C-119 Flying Boxcar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jack207_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jack207-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="F-100_Super_Sabre_era">F-100 Super Sabre era</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg/220px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg/330px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg/440px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-100s_-_1966.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>F-100 Super Sabres, 1966</figcaption></figure> <p>The Thunderbirds' aircraft were again changed in June 1956, to the <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">F-100C Super Sabre</a>, which gave the team supersonic capability. This switch was accompanied by a relocation of their headquarters to <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> on 1 June because of maintenance and logistical difficulties of basing the F-100s at Luke, with their first show after the move being held on 23 June. It also signaled a shift in their performance routine—for example, the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Eight" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuban Eight">Cuban Eight</a> opening routine was dropped, and emphasis was placed on low, screaming flyovers and demonstrations of takeoff performance. For a time, if the show's sponsor permitted it, the pilots would create a <a href="/wiki/Sonic_boom" title="Sonic boom">sonic boom</a>; this ended when the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> (FAA) banned supersonic flight over the continental United States. The move to Nellis also resulted in the first assignment of buildings and hangar space to the team.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This practice remained in force through the 1973 season. In 1961, the team was compelled to discontinue the vertical bank maneuver due to an FAA regulation prohibiting aerobatics that pointed the nose of the aircraft toward the crowd. The year 1962 saw the introduction of dual solo routines, and the Thunderbirds went on their first European deployment in 1963, the year after the disbanding of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Skyblazers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Skyblazers (page does not exist)">Skyblazers</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="extiw" title="ja:スカイブレイザーズ">ja</a>]</span> (see below). The team switched to the <a href="/wiki/F-105_Thunderchief" class="mw-redirect" title="F-105 Thunderchief">F-105 Thunderchief</a> for the 1964 season, but were forced to re-equip with the F-100D after only six airshows due to a catastrophic structural failure of the No. 2 aircraft during a pitch-up maneuver that resulted in the death of Capt Gene Devlin at <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton Air Force Base">Hamilton Air Force Base</a> on 9 May.<sup id="cite_ref-lmtcrshk_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmtcrshk-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-maexp_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maexp-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The F-100D Super Sabre was retained through the 1968 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="F-4_Phantom_II_era">F-4 Phantom II era</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg/220px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg/330px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg/440px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_F-4s_-_1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>F-4Es, about 1972</figcaption></figure> <p>By 1967, the Thunderbirds had flown 1,000 shows. In 1969, the squadron re-equipped with the front-line <a href="/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-4 Phantom II">F-4E Phantom</a>, which it flew until 1973, the only time the Thunderbirds would fly jets similar to those of the Navy's <a href="/wiki/Blue_Angels" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a> as it was the standard fighter for both services in the 1960s and 1970s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="T-38_Talon_era">T-38 Talon era</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg/220px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg/330px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg/440px-USAF_Thunderbirds_-_T-38s_1980.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>T-38 Talons, about 1980</figcaption></figure> <p>The team flew only six air shows in 1973 and was grounded for some time. Due to the <a href="/wiki/1973_oil_crisis" title="1973 oil crisis">1973 oil crisis</a>, they switched to the more economical <a href="/wiki/T-38_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="T-38 Talon">T-38 Talon</a> for the 1974 season, as five T-38s used the same amount of fuel as one F-4 Phantom. The switch saw an alteration of the flight routine to exhibit the aircraft's maneuverability in tight turns, and ended the era of the black tail on the No. 4 slot plane, now regularly cleaned and shined like the others. </p><p>In 1982, the Thunderbirds suffered a <a href="/wiki/1982_Thunderbirds_Indian_Springs_Diamond_Crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash">catastrophic loss during pre-season training</a> on <span class="nowrap">18 January.<sup id="cite_ref-sivdfambeaut_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivdfambeaut-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> While practicing the four-plane diamond loop, the formation impacted the ground at high speed, instantly killing all four pilots: Major Norman L. Lowry (commander/leader), Captain Willie Mays, Captain Joseph N. "Pete" Peterson, and Captain Mark Melancon.<sup id="cite_ref-fkjn82_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fkjn82-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fkicr_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fkicr-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cause of the crash was determined by the USAF to be the result of a mechanical problem with the No. 1 aircraft's control stick actuator. This resulted in insufficient back pressure by the formation leader on the T-38 control stick during the loop. Visually cueing off the lead aircraft during formation maneuvering, the wing and slot pilots disregarded their positions relative to the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-ttschsh_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ttschsh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="F-16_Fighting_Falcon_era">F-16 Fighting Falcon era</h4></div> <p>The team's activities were suspended for six months pending investigation of the crashes and review of the program, then reinstituted using the <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon</a> in 1983 and upgraded to the F-16C (now produced by <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a>) in 1992. </p><p>In 1986, the Thunderbirds did a fly-by for the re-dedication of the <a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty" title="Statue of Liberty">Statue of Liberty</a> in New York City. They also performed the first American military demonstration in a communist country when the team visited <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-fact_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fact-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their 3,000th air show was performed in 1990, and in 1991 the team went overseas to perform air shows in <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>. The team traveled abroad again in 1996, visiting <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>. Also in 1996, the team participated in the <a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics" title="1996 Summer Olympics">Atlanta Olympics'</a> opening ceremonies. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> honored the Air Force's 50th anniversary as a separate branch of the military in 1997 with a limited edition stamp featuring the Thunderbirds. </p><p>In June 2005, the Thunderbirds selected Major <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Malachowski" title="Nicole Malachowski">Nicole Malachowski</a> for the No. 3 position, making her the first female to hold a pilot position in the team's 53-year history. In 2007, during Maj. Malachowski's final season as a Thunderbird, the team selected its second female pilot, Captain Samantha Weeks, who flew the No. 6 opposing solo position.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg/220px-Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg/330px-Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg/440px-Tbirdsdeltaburst.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="844" /></a><figcaption>The Delta Burst</figcaption></figure> <p>The 2007 European Goodwill Tour was the Thunderbirds' first visit to Europe after the <a href="/wiki/11_September_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="11 September attacks">11 September attacks</a>. During this tour, the Thunderbirds performed at their first-ever air show in <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>. Despite inclement weather, more than 100,000 people attended the air show, garnering nationwide exposure by Irish media.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Additional stops along the way included aerial demonstrations in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria's <a href="/wiki/Graf_Ignatievo_Air_Base" title="Graf Ignatievo Air Base">Graf Ignatievo Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, France and <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, where the Thunderbirds participated in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_International_Air_Tattoo" title="Royal International Air Tattoo">Royal International Air Tattoo</a>, the world's largest military air show. Outside of aerial demonstrations, the team participated in eight official public relations events attended by <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">heads of state</a> and local civic leaders. The team also conducted community outreach by meeting with needy children throughout Europe. </p><p>On 10–11 November 2007, the City of <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis AFB</a> saluted the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a>, hosting the capstone event of the USAF's 60th anniversary celebration. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:16_19_031_F16A.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/16_19_031_F16A.jpg/220px-16_19_031_F16A.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/16_19_031_F16A.jpg/330px-16_19_031_F16A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/16_19_031_F16A.jpg/440px-16_19_031_F16A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4295" data-file-height="2824" /></a><figcaption>F-16A on display at the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Aviation_(Warner_Robins)" title="Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)">Museum of Aviation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robins_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Robins AFB">Robins AFB</a>. It was flown by the Thunderbirds between 1982 and 1992.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2008, the Thunderbirds remained in North America, performing both in the United States and in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. When <a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a> celebrated its 400th anniversary, the Thunderbirds joined the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Snowbirds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Snowbirds (aerobatic team)">Snowbirds</a>, the British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Red_Arrows" title="Red Arrows">Red Arrows</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>'s Blue Angels in a ceremonial flight over Quebec City. Later in the year, the team returned to Canada for the <a href="/wiki/Abbotsford_International_Airshow" title="Abbotsford International Airshow">Abbotsford International Airshow</a> at <a href="/wiki/Abbotsford_International_Airport" title="Abbotsford International Airport">Abbotsford International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>. </p><p>In 2009 the Thunderbirds hired their first-ever <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> pilot, Lt. Col. Derek Routt as Thunderbird No. 7 (operations officer), and the first-ever <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a> pilot, Maj. Sean Gustafson, also joined the team as Thunderbird No. 4 (slot). </p><p>The 2009 Far East Tour took the team to multiple locations on the western border of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim" title="Pacific Rim">Pacific Rim</a> and included performances in <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, Australia, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>. More than 1.2 million people saw the shows in person and more than 120 million were exposed to the shows through their national media.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> These are conservative estimates as one Korean prime-time television show alone reached eight million.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="The material near this tag possibly contains original research. (June 2012)">original research?</span></a></i>]</sup> The top-rated show "Qualifications of Man" did a one-hour feature on the Thunderbirds and resulted from a coordinated media pitch to the network and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Air_Force" title="Republic of Korea Air Force">Republic of Korea Air Force</a>. In addition to the air shows, the Thunderbirds personally met and spent time with more than five hundred special needs children and orphans. </p><p>The entire 2013 flying season was canceled due to <a href="/wiki/United_States_budget_sequestration_in_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="United States budget sequestration in 2013">budget cuts</a> resulting from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_fiscal_cliff" title="United States fiscal cliff">United States fiscal cliff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Team members made recruiting appearances in the Las Vegas area that did not require travel. Enlisted personnel performed gate checks and base housing inspections. Performances resumed in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Historical_demonstration_aircraft">Historical demonstration aircraft</h4></div> <dl><dt>Republic <a href="/wiki/F-84_Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84 Thunderjet">F-84G Thunderjet</a></dt> <dd>Employed by the Thunderbirds 1953–1954.</dd> <dt>Republic <a href="/wiki/F-84F_Thunderstreak" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F Thunderstreak</a></dt> <dd>The Air Force selected the <a href="/wiki/Swept-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Swept-wing">swept-wing</a> <a href="/wiki/F-84F_Thunderstreak" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F Thunderstreak</a> as their second aircraft in 1955, modified for the team by adding smoke tanks, and red, white and blue <a href="/wiki/Drogue_parachute" title="Drogue parachute">drogue parachutes</a>. Used from 1955 to 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-jack207_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jack207-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>North American <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">F-100C Super Sabre</a></dt> <dd>With the change to the <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">F-100 Super Sabre</a> in 1956, the Thunderbirds became the world's first supersonic aerial demonstration team. That same year, the Thunderbirds moved to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, simplifying logistics and maintenance for the aircraft. The Thunderbirds used the C-model Super Sabre from 1956 to 1963.</dd> <dt>Republic <a href="/wiki/F-105_Thunderchief" class="mw-redirect" title="F-105 Thunderchief">F-105B Thunderchief</a></dt> <dd>Only six shows were flown in 1964 using the F-105 before safety concerns resulted in the team's adoption of the F-100D.</dd> <dt>North American <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">F-100D Super Sabre</a></dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg/220px-North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg/330px-North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg/440px-North_American_F-100D_Super_Sabre_USAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1068" /></a><figcaption>An F-100D on display at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="National Museum of the United States Air Force">National Museum of the United States Air Force</a></figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>The D-model Super Sabres were used from 1964 to 1968.</dd> <dt>McDonnell <a href="/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-4 Phantom II">F-4E Phantom II</a></dt> <dd>The 1969 conversion to the F-4 was the most extensive in the team's history. Among other modifications, paints that had worked on the F-100 appeared blotchy on the F-4 because of multicolored <a href="/wiki/Alloys" class="mw-redirect" title="Alloys">alloys</a> used to resist heat and <a href="/wiki/Friction" title="Friction">friction</a> at <a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach 2</a> speeds. A <a href="/wiki/Polyurethane" title="Polyurethane">polyurethane</a> paint base was developed to resolve the problem. The white paint base remains a part of today's Thunderbird aircraft. A popular myth is, given the exhaust emissions of the F-4's engines, the <a href="/wiki/Vertical_stabilizer" title="Vertical stabilizer">vertical stabilizer</a> of the No. 4 slot aircraft was painted flat black.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, this is false; the vertical stabilizer of the No. 4 slot aircraft was allowed to be blackened by jet exhaust starting in 1960.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Phantoms were used from 1969 to 1973.</dd> <dt>Northrop <a href="/wiki/T-38_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="T-38 Talon">T-38 Talon</a></dt> <dd>The fuel crisis of the early 1970s resulted in the selection of the <a href="/wiki/T-38_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="T-38 Talon">Northrop T-38A Talon</a>, a supersonic trainer. Five T-38s used the same amount of fuel needed for one F-4 Phantom, and fewer people and equipment were required to maintain the aircraft. Although it met the criteria of demonstrating the capabilities of a prominent USAF aircraft, the Talon failed to fulfill the Thunderbird tradition of flying front-line jet fighters.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The team flew the Talon from 1974 to 1981.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Accidents">Accidents</h4></div> <p>In total, twenty-one Thunderbirds pilots have been killed in the team's history. Only three fatal crashes have occurred during air shows, two of them in jets: </p><p>The first was the death of Major Joe Howard, flying Thunderbird No. 3 (F-4E s/n <i>66-0321</i>) on 4 June 1972 at <a href="/wiki/Dulles_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dulles Airport">Dulles Airport</a>, during <a href="/wiki/Transpo_72" class="mw-redirect" title="Transpo 72">Transpo 72</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ppgtrans_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppgtrans-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His Phantom experienced a structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer, and Major Howard <a href="/wiki/Ejection_seat" title="Ejection seat">ejected</a> as the aircraft fell back to earth tail first from about 1,500 feet and descended under a good canopy, but he landed in the aircraft fireball and did not survive.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second death occurred 9 May 1981 at <a href="/wiki/Hill_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill AFB">Hill AFB</a>, Utah, when Captain David "Nick" Hauck flying Thunderbird No. 6 (T-38A) crashed while performing the hi-lo Maneuver.<sup id="cite_ref-erg81j_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erg81j-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Capt Hauck crashed while attempting to land his ailing T-38 after an engine malfunctioned and caught fire. With black smoke billowing from the exhaust and the aircraft losing altitude in a high nose-up attitude, the safety officer on the ground radioed Capt Hauck: "You're on fire, punch out!" To that, he responded: "Hang on<span class="nowrap"> </span>... we have a bunch of people down there". The aircraft continued to stay airborne for about half a mile before hitting a large oak tree and a barn, then sliding across a field and flipping as it traversed an irrigation canal—ultimately erupting into a fireball just a few hundred feet from the runway's end. No one on the ground was injured, even though the accident occurred adjacent to a roadway packed with onlookers.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Air_shows">Air shows</h5></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg/220px-2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg/330px-2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg/440px-2003_Thunderbirds_Mountain_Home_airshow_crash_ejection.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1180" data-file-height="1368" /></a><figcaption>Captain Chris Stricklin ejects from his F-16 at the Mountain Home AFB airshow on 14 September 2003.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>24 September 1961: TSgt John Lesso of the Thunderbirds <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider" title="Fairchild C-123 Provider">C-123</a> crew was killed when a USAF C-123 carrying the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Parachute_Team" title="United States Army Parachute Team">Army Golden Knights</a>, on which he was flight engineer, crashed during takeoff at an airshow in <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tdicaas_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdicaas-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>4 June 1972: Major Joe Howard, flying Thunderbird No. 3 (<a href="/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-4 Phantom II">F-4</a> s/n 66-0321), was killed during the Transpo '72 airshow at <a href="/wiki/Dulles_International_Airport" title="Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">northern Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ppgtrans_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppgtrans-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 May 1981: Capt Nick Hauck was killed in the crash of Thunderbird No. 6 (<a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop T-38">Northrop T-38</a>) during a low approach during an air show at <a href="/wiki/Hill_Air_Force_Base" title="Hill Air Force Base">Hill Air Force Base</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Ogden,_Utah" title="Ogden, Utah">Ogden, Utah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-erg81j_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erg81j-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>14 September 2003: Captain Chris Stricklin, flying Thunderbird No. 6 (<a href="/wiki/F-16_Fighting_Falcon" class="mw-redirect" title="F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a>), crashed during an airshow at <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Home_Air_Force_Base" title="Mountain Home Air Force Base">Mountain Home AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lmt03_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmt03-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immediately after takeoff, Stricklin attempted a "<a href="/wiki/Split_S" title="Split S">Split S</a>" maneuver (which he had successfully performed over 200 times) based on an incorrect <a href="/wiki/Mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Mean sea level">mean sea level</a> (MSL) elevation of the airfield, 1,100 ft (340 m) higher than the home base at <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis AFB</a>. Climbing to only 1,670 ft (510 m) <a href="/wiki/Altitude_above_ground_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Altitude above ground level">above ground level</a> instead of 2,500 ft (760 m), Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver, but guided the F-16C aircraft down the runway away from the spectators and ejected less than one second before impact. He survived with only minor injuries and no one on the ground was injured, but the $20 million aircraft was completely destroyed. Official procedure for demonstration "split S" maneuvers was changed, and the USAF now requires Thunderbird pilots and airshow ground controllers to both work in <a href="/wiki/Height_above_mean_sea_level" title="Height above mean sea level">above-MSL</a> altitudes, as opposed to ground control working in AGL (<a href="/wiki/Height_above_ground_level" title="Height above ground level">above-ground-level</a>) and pilots in MSL, which led to two sets of numbers that had to be reconciled by the pilot. Thunderbird pilots now also climb an extra 1,000 ft (300 m) before performing the Split S maneuver.<sup id="cite_ref-f16-20040122_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f16-20040122-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>20 August 2005: The Thunderbirds temporarily grounded themselves pending an investigation into a minor mid-air incident during the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Air_%26_Water_Show" title="Chicago Air & Water Show">Chicago Air & Water Show</a>. During the diamond pass in review, the tip of the missile rail on the right wing of the slot (#4) aircraft contacted the left <a href="/wiki/Stabilator" title="Stabilator">stabilator</a> of the right (#3) aircraft. A four-foot section of the missile rail snapped off, while the No. 3 aircraft sustained damage described by one of the Thunderbirds pilots as a "medium deep scratch" to the red paint of the stabilator. This is why the USAF Thunderbirds have taken extra precaution when flying their diamond, changing from about one and a half feet wingtip to canopy separation to around three feet. Amateur video showed the missile rail falling into the "safety box" on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a> away from boaters. While there were no injuries and the aircraft remained flight worthy, the demonstration was immediately terminated, all aircraft returned to <a href="/wiki/Gary/Chicago_International_Airport" title="Gary/Chicago International Airport">Gary International Airport</a>, and the Thunderbirds did not perform on the second day of the Chicago show. The right wing pilot (#3) was Major D. Chris Callahan, and the slot position (#4) was flown by Major Steve Horton.</li> <li>2 June 2016: Major Alex Turner, flying Thunderbird No. 6, crashed in a field near <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs</a>, Colorado after performing a flyover at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a> graduation ceremony. The F-16 pilot ejected and was unhurt.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Investigation revealed that the aircraft's engine was inadvertently shut down at the start of landing procedures when a faulty throttle trigger permitted the throttle to be rotated into an engine cut-off position.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a strange twist later that day, the Thunderbirds' Naval counterparts in the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Angels" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a> suffered a fatal crash of their own.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>23 June 2017: Capt. Erik Gonsalves was injured when, during landing, Thunderbird No. 8 ran off the runway and overturned prior to the <a href="/wiki/Vectren_Dayton_Air_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Vectren Dayton Air Show">Vectren Dayton Air Show</a>. The pilot and a passenger, Technical Sgt. Kenneth Cordova, were trapped in the aircraft for over an hour. Cordova was uninjured. The investigation revealed excessive air speed coupled with landing too far down a wet runway caused the jet to leave the airstrip and flip over. Rain on the canopy windscreen and failure to follow proper braking procedures during the landing contributed to the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Other_fatalities">Other fatalities</h5></div> <ul><li>11 December 1954: Capt George Kevil was killed during solo training at Luke in an F-84G.</li> <li>26 September 1957: 1st Lt Bob Rutte was killed in solo training at Nellis.</li> <li>9 October 1958: Nineteen men aboard the Thunderbirds' support <a href="/wiki/C-123_Provider" class="mw-redirect" title="C-123 Provider">C-123</a> with a crew of 21 were killed in a crash about fifty miles (80 km) northwest of <a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a>, while en route to <a href="/wiki/McChord_Field" title="McChord Field">McChord AFB</a>, Washington, reportedly when the transport struck a flock of <a href="/wiki/Canada_goose" title="Canada goose">geese</a>. Only two men survived.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lmt19ap58_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmt19ap58-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ntnkld_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntnkld-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-plcrikn_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plcrikn-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>12 March 1959: Capt C. D. "Fish" Salmon, slot pilot, was killed after a collision during formation training near Nellis.<sup id="cite_ref-taadiac_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taadiac-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>27 July 1960: Capt J.R. Crane, advance pilot and narrator for the team, was killed during a solo proficiency flight at Nellis.</li> <li>6 April 1961: Maj Robert S. Fitzgerald, commander of the team, and Capt George Nial, advance pilot and narrator, were killed during a training flight at Nellis.<sup id="cite_ref-tffdijc_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tffdijc-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 May 1964: Capt Eugene J. "Gene" Devlin was killed when his Republic F-105B broke apart as it pitched up for landing from a three-plane formation pass over <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Army_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton Army Airfield">Hamilton AFB</a>, California.<sup id="cite_ref-lmtcrshk_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmtcrshk-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-maexp_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maexp-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>12 October 1966: Maj Frank Liethen and Capt Robert Morgan were killed in a collision of two <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">F-100s</a> during opposing <a href="/wiki/Cuban_eight" title="Cuban eight">Cuban eights</a>, their F-100F crashing, at <a href="/wiki/Creech_Air_Force_Base#Indian_Springs_Air_Force_Auxiliary_Field" title="Creech Air Force Base">Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tthfkir_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tthfkir-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other, an F-100D, managed to land at Nellis AFB, despite wing damage.<sup id="cite_ref-shcnt_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shcnt-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 January 1969: Capt Jack Thurman was killed after a mid-air collision in training north of Nellis; the other F-100D returned safely.<sup id="cite_ref-sdcjsn_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdcjsn-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ergjcoll_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ergjcoll-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>21 December 1972: Capt Jerry Bolt and TSgt Charles Lynn were killed during a flight test at Nellis.</li> <li>25 July 1977: Capt Charlie Carter, Thunderbird pilot and narrator, was fatally injured after an aborted landing attempt in <a href="/wiki/Cheyenne,_Wyoming" title="Cheyenne, Wyoming">Cheyenne, Wyoming</a>, and crashed into the <a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Frontier_Days" title="Cheyenne Frontier Days">Frontier Days</a> rodeo arena.<sup id="cite_ref-fdrp77_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fdrp77-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-narrtr77_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-narrtr77-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>8 September 1981: Lt Col David L. Smith, commander of the Thunderbirds, was killed when his aircraft ingested seagulls while taking off from <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>. His T-38 crashed into <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a>, and although Smith ejected from the airplane, his ejection seat malfunctioned and did not deploy his parachute (his crew chief successfully ejected from the rear cockpit).<sup id="cite_ref-tbktl_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbktl-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-srbieng_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srbieng-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>18 January 1982: The "<a href="/wiki/Diamond_Crash" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamond Crash">Diamond Crash</a>", the worst training crash in Thunderbird history, occurred when Maj Norman L. Lowry, Capt Willie Mays, Capt Joseph N. Peterson, and Capt Mark Melancon were killed while practicing a diamond loop during training at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field in <a href="/wiki/T-38_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="T-38 Talon">T-38s</a>. Only two Thunderbird pilots survived. Both Thunderbird Numbers 5 and 6, the solo pilots.<sup id="cite_ref-sivdfambeaut_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sivdfambeaut-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ttschsh_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ttschsh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fkjn82_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fkjn82-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fkicr_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fkicr-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>4 April 2018: Maj Stephen Del Bagno, slot pilot, was killed when his aircraft, Thunderbird No. 4, crashed over the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Test_and_Training_Range" title="Nevada Test and Training Range">Nevada Test and Training Range</a>, during a routine aerial demonstration training flight.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relationship_to_other_USAF_aerial_demonstration_teams">Relationship to other USAF aerial demonstration teams</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg/220px-USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg/330px-USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg/440px-USAF_Fighter_School_Acrojets_demonstration_team_-_1950.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1721" data-file-height="1052" /></a><figcaption>1950 photo of USAF Fighter School Acrojets demonstration team. Identified aircraft are Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Stars, 49-481, 49-508, 49-510, 49-511. 49-481 had been assigned to the 1st Fighter Group. The remainder were among the handful of F-80C-10s that did not see service in the Korean War.</figcaption></figure> <p>The first USAF jet-powered aerobatic demo team was the "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Acrojets&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Acrojets (page does not exist)">Acrojets</a>", performing early in 1949 with <a href="/wiki/P-80_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="P-80 Shooting Star">F-80Cs</a> at the USAF Fighter School at <a href="/wiki/Williams_Air_Force_Base" title="Williams Air Force Base">Williams Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, and was headed by Captain Howard W. "Swede" Jensen. This team flew together until August 1950, when it was inactivated due to the American commitment to the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. Additionally, there was also a later <a href="/wiki/USAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="USAFE">USAFE</a> "Acrojets" team in <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>, this one made up of USAF <a href="/wiki/T-33_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="T-33 Shooting Star">T-33 Shooting Star</a> instructor pilots at <a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Fürstenfeldbruck AB">Fürstenfeldbruck AB</a> in the mid-1950s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Skyblazers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Skyblazers (page does not exist)">Skyblazers</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="extiw" title="ja:スカイブレイザーズ">ja</a>]</span>" were the USAF demonstration team representing the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Europe">United States Air Forces Europe</a> (USAFE) from the late 1940s through the 1950s. This team was formed in early 1949 by a group of <a href="/wiki/22d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Fighter Squadron">22d Fighter Squadron</a> pilots from the <a href="/wiki/36th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="36th Fighter Wing">36th Fighter Wing</a> at Fürstenfeldbruck AB in West Germany. At this time they were flying Lockheed <a href="/wiki/P-80_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="P-80 Shooting Star">F-80B Shooting Stars</a>. The unit transitioned to the <a href="/wiki/F-84_Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="F-84 Thunderjet">F-84E</a> in 1950, the <a href="/wiki/F-86_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-86 Sabre">F-86F</a> in 1955 and the <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">F-100C</a> in 1956. Two of the original Skyblazer team members, identical twins <a href="/wiki/Cuthbert_A._Pattillo" title="Cuthbert A. Pattillo">C.A. "Bill"</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Pattillo" title="Charles C. Pattillo">C.C. "Buck" Pattillo</a>, went on to become members of the first Thunderbird team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Unlike the Thunderbirds, the Skyblazers seldom appeared outside of the realm of USAFE operations in Europe. The Skyblazers were disbanded in January 1962 when their home squadron was rotated back to the United States and their assigned aircraft transitioned to the <a href="/wiki/F-105_Thunderchief" class="mw-redirect" title="F-105 Thunderchief">F-105 Thunderchief</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" were a group of four <a href="/wiki/C-130_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> transport pilots and their planes who were officially recognized as an aerial demonstration team by the USAF's <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> in 1957. They flew as an aerial demonstration team until 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Thunderbirds_museum">Thunderbirds museum</h4></div> <p>The USAF maintains a Thunderbirds Museum covering the history of the demonstration team. The museum is located at <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a> and includes a full size F-16 <a href="/wiki/Gate_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Gate guard">gate guard</a> on display (in full Thunderbird paint scheme).<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decorations">Decorations</h3></div> <ul><li>Decorations<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg/300px-Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg/450px-Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="497" data-file-height="37" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</a> <dl><dd>25 Feb 1967 – 31 Dec 1968; 1 Jan – 31 Dec 1973; 1 Jan – 31 Dec 1974; 1 Jan 1979 – 31 Dec 1980; 1 Jun 1995 – 31 May 1997; 1 Jun 2001 – 31 May 2003; 1 Jun 2004 – 31 May 2006</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award_Streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award_Streamer.png/300px-Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award_Streamer.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award_Streamer.png/450px-Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award_Streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award_Streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Organizational Excellence Award">Air Force Organizational Excellence Award</a> <dl><dd>1 Jan 1984 – 31 Dec 1985; 1 Jan 1986 – 31 Dec 1987; 30 Sep 1989 – 30 Sep 1991; 1 Jun 1997 – 31 May 1998</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lineage">Lineage</h3></div> <ul><li>Organized as: 3600th Air Demonstration Team, 25 May 1953 <dl><dd>Inactivated on 23 June 1956</dd></dl></li> <li>Organized as: 3595th Air Demonstration Flight, 19 November 1956 <dl><dd>Re-designated: 4520th Air Demonstration Flight, 1 July 1958</dd> <dd>Re-designated: 4520th Air Demonstration Squadron, 1 January 1961</dd> <dd>Discontinued on 25 February 1967</dd></dl></li> <li>Constituted as: USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, and activated 13 February 1967</li> <li>Organized on 25 February 1967<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Consolidated on 19 September 1985 with 30th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), first organized on 13 June 1917</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3></div> <p>4520th Air Demonstration Squadron </p> <ul><li>3600th Fighter Training Wing, 25 May 1953 – 23 June 1956</li> <li>USAF Advanced Fighter School, 19 November 1956 – 25 February 1967</li></ul> <p>USAF Air Demonstration Squadron </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a>, 13 February 1967</li> <li>USAF Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, 25 February 1967</li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Wing" title="57th Wing">57th Fighter Weapons (later, 57th Tactical Training; 57th Fighter Weapons; 57th Fighter; 57th) Wing</a>, 15 February 1974 – present<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3></div> <p>4520th Air Demonstration Squadron </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luke_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke AFB">Luke AFB</a>, Arizona, 1 November 1952 – 23 June 1956</li> <li>Nellis AFB, Nevada, 19 November 1956 – 25 February 1967</li></ul> <p>USAF Air Demonstration Squadron </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nellis_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Nellis AFB">Nellis AFB</a>, Nevada, 25 February 1967 – present</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3></div> <p>4520th Air Demonstration Squadron </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84G_Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic F-84G Thunderjet">Republic F-84G Thunderjet</a>, 1953</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">Republic F-84F Thunderstreak</a>, 1954–1955</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a>, 1956–1963</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">Republic F-105 Thunderchief</a>, 1964</li> <li>North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1964–1966</li></ul> <p>USAF Air Demonstration Squadron </p> <ul><li>North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1967–1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II</a>, 1969–1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">Northrop T-38 Talon</a>, 1974–1982</li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon</a>, 1983–present.<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_members">Notable members</h2></div> <p>Below are some of the more notable members of the Thunderbirds: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">Sam Johnson</a>, American politician and military pilot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Malachowski" title="Nicole Malachowski">Nicole Malachowski</a>, American aviator and first female pilot for the Thunderbirds</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrill_McPeak" title="Merrill McPeak">Merrill McPeak</a>, Air Force General and pilot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Daniel_Cherry" title="E. Daniel Cherry">E. Daniel Cherry</a>, Air Force General and pilot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li>U.S. Navy <a href="/wiki/Blue_Angels" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates <a href="/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Copyright status of works by the federal government of the United States">public domain material</a> from the <a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">TNI-AU</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thunder_Aerobatic_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thunder Aerobatic Team (page does not exist)">Thunder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">IAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Frecce_Tricolori" title="Frecce Tricolori">Frecce Tricolori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">JASDF</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Impulse" title="Blue Impulse">Blue Impulse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan"><img alt="Kazakhstan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kazakh_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Kazakh Air Force">KAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Sunkar_(demonstration_team)" title="Sunkar (demonstration team)">Sunkar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia"><img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force" title="Royal Malaysian Air Force">TUDM</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Smokey_Bandits&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Smokey Bandits (page does not exist)">Smokey Bandits</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">PAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Sherdils" title="Sherdils">Sherdils</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" title="Russian Air Force">VVS</a> <a href="/wiki/Russian_Knights" title="Russian Knights">Russian Knights</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" 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class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force" title="Royal Saudi Air Force">RSAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Falcons" title="Saudi Falcons">Saudi Falcons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore"><img alt="Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/RSAF_Black_Knights" title="RSAF Black Knights">RSAF Black Knights</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Air_Force" title="Republic of Korea Air Force">ROKAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Black_Eagles_aerobatic_team" title="Black Eagles aerobatic team">Black Eagles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Spanish Air and Space Force">SpASF</a> <a href="/wiki/Patrulla_%C3%81guila" title="Patrulla Águila">Patrulla Águila</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Air_Force" title="Swedish Air Force">SWAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Team_60" title="Team 60">Team 60</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Air_Force" title="Swiss Air Force">SAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Patrouille_Suisse" title="Patrouille Suisse">Patrouille Suisse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan"><img alt="Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Air_Force" title="Republic of China Air Force">ROCAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Air_Force_Thunder_Tiger_Aerobatics_Team" title="Republic of China Air Force Thunder Tiger Aerobatics Team">Thunder Tigers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><img alt="Turkey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" title="Turkish Air Force">TUAF</a> <a href="/wiki/T%C3%BCrk_Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1zlar%C4%B1" class="mw-redirect" title="Türk Yıldızları">Türk Yıldızları</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><img alt="Turkey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" title="Turkish Air Force">TUAF</a> <a href="/wiki/SoloT%C3%BCrk" title="SoloTürk">SoloTürk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates"><img alt="United Arab Emirates" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_Air_Force" title="United Arab Emirates Air Force">UAEAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Al_Fursan" title="Al Fursan">Al Fursan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">RAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Red_Arrows" title="Red Arrows">Red Arrows</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thunderbirds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Angels" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Propeller_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Propeller aircraft">Propeller aircraft</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Roulettes" title="Roulettes">Roulettes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">FAB</a> <a href="/wiki/Smoke_Squadron" title="Smoke Squadron">Esquadrilha da Fumaça</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei"><img alt="Brunei" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/23px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/35px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/46px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Air_Force" title="Royal Brunei Air Force">TUDB</a> <a href="/wiki/Alap-Alap_Formation" title="Alap-Alap Formation">Alap-Alap Formation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force" title="Chilean Air Force">FACh</a> <a href="/wiki/Halcones" title="Halcones">Halcones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/PLA_Air_Force_Aviation_University" class="mw-redirect" title="PLA Air Force Aviation University">PLAAF</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sky_Wing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sky Wing (page does not exist)">Sky Wing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia"><img alt="Croatia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force" title="Croatian Air Force">HRZ</a> <a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Storm" title="Wings of Storm">Wings of Storm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">TNI-AU</a> <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Aerobatic_Team" title="Jupiter Aerobatic Team">Jupiter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Navy" title="Indonesian Navy">TNI-AL</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Neptunus_Aerobatic_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Neptunus Aerobatic Team (page does not exist)">Neptunus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel"><img alt="Israel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/IAF_Aerobatic_Team" title="IAF Aerobatic Team">IAF Aerobatic Team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">JMSDF</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=White_Arrows_(JMSDF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="White Arrows (JMSDF) (page does not exist)">White Arrows</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan"><img alt="Jordan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Jordanian" title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</a> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Jordanian_Falcons" title="Royal Jordanian Falcons">Falcons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Air_Force" title="Mexican Air Force">FAM</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Escuadrilla_Cuauhpopoca&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Escuadrilla Cuauhpopoca (page does not exist)">Escuadrilla Cuauhpopoca</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco"><img alt="Morocco" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Air_Force" title="Royal Moroccan Air Force">RMAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Marche_Verte" title="Marche Verte">Marche Verte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia"><img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force" title="Royal Malaysian Air Force">TUDM</a> <a href="/wiki/Kris_Sakti" title="Kris Sakti">Kris Sakti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force" title="Royal New Zealand Air Force">RNZAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Black_Falcons" title="Black Falcons">Black Falcons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">PLF</a> <a href="/wiki/Orlik_Aerobatic_Team" title="Orlik Aerobatic Team">Orlik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_African_Air_Force" title="South African Air Force">SAAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Silver_Falcons" title="Silver Falcons">Silver Falcons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Air_Force" title="Swiss Air Force">SAF</a> <a href="/wiki/PC-7_Team" title="PC-7 Team">PC-7 Team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Air_Force" title="Royal Thai Air Force">RTAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Phoenix" title="Blue Phoenix">Blue Phoenix</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Rotorcraft" title="Rotorcraft">Rotorcraft</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Ground Force">PLAGF</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thunder_aerobatics_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thunder aerobatics team (page does not exist)">Thunder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" title="Russian Air Force">VVS</a> <a href="/wiki/Berkuts" title="Berkuts">Berkuts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">IAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Sarang_display_team" title="Sarang display team">Sarang</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">TNI AU</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dynamic_Pegasus_Aerobatic_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dynamic Pegasus Aerobatic Team (page does not exist)">Dynamic Pegasus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_Land_Forces" title="Polish Land Forces">AoPLF</a> <a href="/wiki/Scorpion_aerobatic_team" title="Scorpion aerobatic team">Scorpions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">PoAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Rotores_de_Portugal" title="Rotores de Portugal">Rotores de Portugal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Spanish Air and Space Force">SpASF</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrulla_Aspa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patrulla Aspa (page does not exist)">Patrulla Aspa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Air_Force" title="Swiss Air Force">SAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Super_Puma_Display_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Puma Display Team">Super Puma Display Team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">RAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Chinook_Display_Team" title="Chinook Display Team">Chinook Display Team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">RN</a> <a href="/wiki/Wildcat_Demo_Team" title="Wildcat Demo Team">Wildcat Demo Team</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:bold;"><div id="Disbanded_military_teams">Disbanded military teams</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Jet aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Devils_(aerobatic_team)" title="Blue Devils (aerobatic team)">Blue Devils</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Golden_Centennaires" title="Golden Centennaires">Golden Centennaires</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Golden_Hawks" title="Golden Hawks">Golden Hawks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">IN</a> <a href="/wiki/Sagar_Pawan" title="Sagar Pawan">Sagar Pawan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg/23px-State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg/35px-State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg/46px-State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="293" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Iranian Air Force">IIAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Golden_Crown" title="Golden Crown">Golden Crown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irish_Air_Corps" title="Irish Air Corps">IAC</a> <a href="/wiki/Silver_Swallows" title="Silver Swallows">Silver Swallows</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force" title="Royal Netherlands Air Force">RNLAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Solo_Display_Team" title="Solo Display Team">Solo Display Team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">PAF</a> <a href="/wiki/PAF_Falcons" title="PAF Falcons">Falcons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">PAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Paybills" title="Paybills">Paybills</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines"><img alt="Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">PAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Diamonds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Blue Diamonds (aerobatic team)">Blue Diamonds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">PLF</a> <a href="/wiki/Team_Iskry" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Iskry">Team Iskry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">PoAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Asas_de_Portugal" title="Asas de Portugal">Asas de Portugal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">PoAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Drag%C3%B5es_(Portuguese_Air_Force)" title="Dragões (Portuguese Air Force)">Dragões</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia"><img alt="Slovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Slovak_Air_Force" title="Slovak Air Force">SAF</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Biele_Albatrosy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Biele Albatrosy (page does not exist)">Biele Albatrosy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" title="Ukrainian Air Force">UAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Falcons" title="Ukrainian Falcons">Falcons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">RAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Black_Arrows" title="Black Arrows">Black Arrows</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">RAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Yellowjacks" title="Yellowjacks">Yellowjacks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">RAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Red_Pelicans" title="Red Pelicans">Red Pelicans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">RN</a> <a href="/wiki/Simon%27s_Sircus" title="Simon's Sircus">Simon's Sircus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a> <a href="/wiki/Air_Barons" title="Air Barons">Air Barons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" title="Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia"><img alt="Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" title="Federal Republic of Yugoslavia"><img alt="Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Air_Force" title="Yugoslav Air Force">JRV</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro">RVSCG</a> <a href="/wiki/Lete%C4%87e_zvezde" title="Leteće zvezde">Flying Stars</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Propeller aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Siskins" title="Siskins">Siskins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">FAF</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cartouche_Dor%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cartouche Doré (page does not exist)">Cartouche Doré</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force" title="Royal New Zealand Air Force">RNZAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Red_Checkers" title="Red Checkers">Red Checkers</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Rotorcraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)">AAC</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Eagles" title="Blue Eagles">Blue Eagles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">RN</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Sharks_(Royal_Navy)" title="The Sharks (Royal Navy)">The Sharks</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:bold;"><div id="Civilian"><big><a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">Civilian</a></big></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Jet aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Breitling_Jet_Team" title="Breitling Jet Team">Breitling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia"><img alt="Latvia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Bees_Jet_Team" title="Baltic Bees Jet Team">Baltic Bees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria"><img alt="Austria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Flying_Bulls&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Flying Bulls (page does not exist)">Flying Bulls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_(aerobatic_team)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russ (aerobatic team) (page does not exist)">Russ</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Patriots_Jet_Team" title="Patriots Jet Team">Patriots</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Starfighters_Inc" title="Starfighters Inc">Starfighters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Polaris_Ghost_Squadron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Polaris Ghost Squadron (page does not exist)">Polaris Ghost Squadron</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Propeller aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic"><img alt="Czech Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Flying_Bulls_Aerobatics_Team" title="Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team">Flying Bulls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/WeFly!_Team" title="WeFly! Team">WeFly! Team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Flying_Lions_Aerobatic_Team" title="Flying Lions Aerobatic Team">Flying Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/P3_Flyers" title="P3 Flyers">P3 Flyers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/AeroSuperBatics" title="AeroSuperBatics">AeroSuperBatics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, 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<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aeromedical_evacuation_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons">Aeromedical Evacuation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aerospace_medicine_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force aerospace medicine squadrons (page does not exist)">Aerospace Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aggressor_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force aggressor squadrons">Aggressor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_and_space_communications_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force air and space communications squadrons (page does not exist)">Air and Space Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_and_space_test_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force air and space test squadrons (page does not exist)">Air and Space Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_base_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force air base squadrons">Air Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_airborne_air_control_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force airborne air control squadrons">Airborne Air Control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_airborne_command_and_control_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force airborne command and control squadrons">Airborne Command and Control</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aircraft_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force aircraft analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Aircraft Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aircraft_control_and_warning_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons">Aircraft Control and Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aircraft_maintenance_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force aircraft maintenance squadrons">Aircraft Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aircraft_sustainment_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force aircraft sustainment squadrons">Aircraft Sustainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_control_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force air control squadrons">Air Control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_defense_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force air defense squadrons">Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_airlift_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force airlift squadrons">Airlift</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_alteration_and_installation_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force alteration and installation squadrons (page does not exist)">Alteration and Installation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_attack_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force attack squadrons">Attack</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_ballistic_missiles_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force ballistic missiles analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Ballistic Missiles Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_base_defense_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force base defense squadrons (page does not exist)">Base Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_bomb_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force bomb squadrons">Bomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_civil_engineering_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force civil engineering squadrons">Civil Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_civil_engineering_and_logistics_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force civil engineering and logistics squadrons (page does not exist)">Civil Engineering and Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_camera_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force combat camera squadrons">Combat Camera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_communications_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force combat communications squadrons">Combat Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_communications_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force combat communications support squadrons (page does not exist)">Combat Communications Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_operations_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force combat operations squadrons">Combat Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_training_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force combat training squadrons (page does not exist)">Combat Training</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_weather_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force combat weather squadrons (page does not exist)">Combat Weather</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_weather_systems_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force combat weather systems squadrons (page does not exist)">Combat Weather Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_command_and_control_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force command and control squadrons (page does not exist)">Command and Control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_communications_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force communications squadrons">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_communications_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force communications support squadrons (page does not exist)">Communications Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_component_maintenance_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force component maintenance squadrons (page does not exist)">Component Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_computer_systems_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force computer systems squadrons (page does not exist)">Computer Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_comptroller_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force comptroller squadrons (page does not exist)">Comptroller</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_contracting_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force contracting squadrons (page does not exist)">Contracting</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_electronic_systems_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force electronic systems squadrons">Electronic Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_electronic_warfare_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force electronic warfare squadrons">Electronic Warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_emergency_medicine_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force emergency medicine squadrons (page does not exist)">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_engineering_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force engineering squadrons (page does not exist)">Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_engineering_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force engineering analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Engineering Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_engineering_installation_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force engineering installation squadrons (page does not exist)">Engineering Installation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_equipment_maintenance_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force equipment maintenance squadrons (page does not exist)">Equipment Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_field_investigative_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force field investigative squadrons">Field Investigative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_fighter_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force fighter squadrons">Fighter</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_foreign_material_exploitation_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force foreign material exploitation squadrons (page does not exist)">Foreign Material Exploitation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_future_threats_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force future threats analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Future Threats Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_global_activities_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force global activities squadrons (page does not exist)">Global Activities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_ground_observer_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force ground observer squadrons">Ground Observer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_helicopter_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force helicopter squadrons">Helicopter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_information_operations_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force information operations squadrons">Information Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_information_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force information support squadrons (page does not exist)">Information Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_inpatient_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force inpatient operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Inpatient Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_integrated_air_defense_systems_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force integrated air defense systems analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Integrated Air Defense Systems Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_intelligence_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force intelligence squadrons">Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_intelligence_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force intelligence support squadrons (page does not exist)">Intelligence Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_international_logistics_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force international logistics squadrons (page does not exist)">International Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_international_material_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force international material squadrons (page does not exist)">International Material</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_international_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force international support squadrons (page does not exist)">International Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_joint_communications_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force joint communications squadrons (page does not exist)">Joint Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_joint_communications_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force joint communications support squadrons (page does not exist)">Joint Communications Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_joint_tactics_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force joint tactics squadrons (page does not exist)">Joint Tactics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_laboratory_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force laboratory squadrons (page does not exist)">Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_launch_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force launch support squadrons (page does not exist)">Launch Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_logistics_readiness_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force logistics readiness squadrons (page does not exist)">Logistics Readiness</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_maintenance_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force maintenance squadrons (page does not exist)">Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_combat_aerospace_maintenance_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force combat aerospace maintenance squadrons (page does not exist)">Combat Aero Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_maintenance_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force maintenance operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Maintenance Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_material_maintenance_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force material maintenance squadrons (page does not exist)">Material Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_maternal/child_care_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force maternal/child care squadrons (page does not exist)">Maternal/Child Care</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_medical_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force medical squadrons (page does not exist)">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_medical_inpatient_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force medical inpatient squadrons (page does not exist)">Medical Inpatient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_medical_logistics_and_readiness_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force medical logistics and readiness squadrons (page does not exist)">Medical Logistics and Readiness</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_medical_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force medical operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Medical Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_medical_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force medical support squadrons (page does not exist)">Medical Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_mental_health_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force mental health squadrons (page does not exist)">Mental Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_missile_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force missile squadrons">Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_missile_engineer_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force missile engineer squadrons (page does not exist)">Missile Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_missile_maintenance_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force missile maintenance squadrons (page does not exist)">Missile Maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_missile_security_forces_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force missile security forces squadrons (page does not exist)">Missile Security Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_mission_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force mission support squadrons (page does not exist)">Mission Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_munitions_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force munitions squadrons">Munitions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_network_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force network squadrons">Network</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_network_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force network operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Network Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_network_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force network support squadrons (page does not exist)">Network Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_network_warfare_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force network warfare squadrons (page does not exist)">Network Warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_sustainment_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force nuclear sustainment squadrons (page does not exist)">Nuclear Sustainment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_systems_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force nuclear systems squadrons (page does not exist)">Nuclear Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_operational_weather_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force operational weather squadrons">Operational Weather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_operations_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force operations squadrons">Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_operations_support_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force operations support squadrons">Operations Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_orthopedics_and_rehabilitation_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force orthopedics and rehabilitation squadrons (page does not exist)">Orthopedics and Rehabilitation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_pharmacy_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force pharmacy squadrons (page does not exist)">Pharmacy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_presidential_airlift_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force presidential airlift squadrons (page does not exist)">Presidential Airlift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_prime_base_engineer_emergency_force_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force prime base engineer emergency force squadrons">Prime BEEF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_radar_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force radar squadrons">Radar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_radiology_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force radiology squadrons (page does not exist)">Radiology</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_range_management_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force range management squadrons (page does not exist)">Range Management</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_range_Operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force range Operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Range Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_reconnaissance_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons">Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_recruiting_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force recruiting squadrons">Recruiting</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_rapid_engineer_deployable_heavy_operational_repair_squadrons,_engineers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force rapid engineer deployable heavy operational repair squadrons, engineers (page does not exist)">RED HORSE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_rescue_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force rescue squadrons">Rescue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Security_Forces_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force Security Forces squadrons">Security Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_security_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force security support squadrons (page does not exist)">Security Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_services_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force services squadrons (page does not exist)">Services</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_signals_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force signals analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Signals Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_aggressor_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space aggressor squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Aggressor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_analysis_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space analysis squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_communications_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space communications squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_control_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space control squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Control</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_experimentation_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space experimentation squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Experimentation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_launch_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space launch squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Launch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_range_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space range squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Range</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_space_warning_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force space warning squadrons (page does not exist)">Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_special_operations_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force special operations squadrons">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_special_tactics_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons">Special Tactics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_strategic_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force strategic operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Strategic Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_student_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force student squadrons (page does not exist)">Student</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_supply_chain_management_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force supply chain management squadrons (page does not exist)">Supply Chain Management</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_supply_chain_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force supply chain operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Supply Chain Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_support_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force support squadrons">Support</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_surgical_inpatient_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force surgical inpatient squadrons (page does not exist)">Surgical Inpatient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_surgical_operations_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force surgical operations squadrons (page does not exist)">Surgical Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_surgical_specialties_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force surgical specialties squadrons (page does not exist)">Surgical Specialties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_technical_operations_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force technical operations squadrons">Technical Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_test_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force test squadrons">Test</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_test_and_evaluation_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force test and evaluation squadrons (page does not exist)">Test and Evaluation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_training_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force training squadrons">Training</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_training_support_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force training support squadrons (page does not exist)">Training Support</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">USAF Air Demonstration</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_vehicle_readiness_squadrons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Air Force vehicle readiness squadrons (page does not exist)">Vehicle Readiness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_weapons_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force weapons squadrons">Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_weather_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force weather squadrons">Weather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_weather_reconnaissance_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force weather reconnaissance squadrons">Weather Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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Africa">USAFE–AFAFRICA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Second_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Second Air Force">Twenty-Second</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" 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