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• Thunderbirds(U.S airforce)The Thunderbirds are the Air Demonstration Squadron of the United States Air Force.The squadron performs no more than 88 air demonstrations each year and has never canceled a demonstration due to maintenance difficulty. In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities, the Thunderbirds are part of the USAF combat force and a component of the 57th Wing. If required, the team's personnel and aircraft can be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The first team leader was Major General Dick Catledge, and the first plane flown by the squadron was the F-84 Thunderjet. As the F-84G Thunderjet was a single seat fighter, a 2 seat T-33 Shooting Star 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 & 1960s. A year later, 1955, they moved to the F-84F Thunderstreak aircraft, in which they performed 91 air shows. The aircraft of the squadron was again changed in June 1956, this time to the F-100 Super Sabre, which gave the pilots supersonic capability. This switch was accompanied by a move of headquarters to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada It also signaled a shift in their performance routine—for example, the Cuban 8 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 "sonic boom" (this ended when the FAA banned supersonic flight over the continental U.S.)In 1960 a decision was made to allow the tail of the #4 slot plane, blackened by the exhaust of the other planes, to remain black. 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 team switched to the F-105 Thunderchief for a brief period, but returned to the F-100 in 1964 after only six airshows, following Capt. Gene Devlin's death resulting from structural failure of the aircraft in a high-G climbing maneuver. In 1969, the squadron adopted the noisy and huge F-4E Phantom, which it flew until 1973, the only time they would fly jets similar to those of the Blue Angels, as it was the standard fighter for both services. A special white paint had to be developed to cover high-temperature metals, replacing the bare metal paint scheme of past planes. The white paint scheme has been continued to the present. In 1974 they switched to the more economical T-38 Talon, a supersonic trainer based on the F-5 fighter.In 1982, there was another disaster for the Thunderbirds, occurring during pre-season training on January 18. While practicing the 4 plane diamond loop, the formation impacted the ground at high speed, instantly killing all four pilots: Major Norm Lowry, leader, Captain Willie Mays, Captain Pete Peterson and Captain Mark Melancon. The cause of the crash was officially listed by the USAF as the result of a mechanical problem with the #1 aircraft's control stick actuator. In 1983, the team returned to front-line fighters with the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon. They would change to the updated F-16C in 1992, an aircraft which has proven its outstanding effectiveness in both air-to-ground and air superiority competitions.Their 3,000th air show was performed in 1990. The squadron celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 1, 2003.
• CGI Thunderbirds TrailerThis is a trailer for a proposed CGI Thunderbirds series that was meant to have aired in 2005 but never saw the light of day.
• The Making Of ThunderbirdsStep into the twisted mind of Gerry Anderson, and see how he makes Thunderbirds, as well as Stingray and his other little puppet shows. F.A.B.!!!Ugh...that box of hands is gonna give me nightmares...
• Thunderbirds Thunderbird 2 attackedVirgil is under attack by the US Navy.From the episode Terror In New York City
• Busted - Thunderbirds Are GoBusted - Thunderbirds Are Go
• Brains from Thunderbirds takes centre stage in drench adA new TV ad for drench water featuring Brains from Thunderbirds dancing to 90s Classic 'Rhythm is a Dancer' by SNAP!
• Thunderbirds Eject/Crash -- How It HappenedAVweb's Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com takes a look at the factors leading to the crash. This video includes all previously released footage and images made available to AVweb in January, 2004, plus the results of the official investigation.USAF Thunderbirds ejection at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.For more, see: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/briefs/186633-1.html
• Thunderbirds TV ThemeI did this video for my dad, who loved the Thunderbirds TV show when he was a boy and introduced me to it. I wanted to tie the old with the new and think I did a pretty good job.
• Thunberdirds (parody of Thunderbirds in japan)"tunnels no minasan no okagedesu PART4" (08.March. 1988)Performed by Takaaki Ishibashi / Noritake Kinashi / Akira Shimizu and more...
• Shooting star- Cliff Richard(Thunderbirds)From thunderbirds the movie
• The Fabulous ThunderbirdsThunderbirds at their best. Kim Wilson playing 1`st position like no one else. This is the best harmonica playing in the entire world.Why Charlie Musselwhite gets all the Handy awards for best harmonica playing, is a mystery to me
• Reservoir ThunderbirdsIf you like Reservoir Dogs and Thunderbirds then this is for you.
• Thunderbirds title (1964)The title sequance for Thunderbirds
• 2006 Dover AFB Open House & Airshow - USAF ThunderbirdsThe Thunderbirds fly their high show at the 2006 Dover AFB Open House & Airshow on Sunday October 8, 2006. For more videos and information on DVDs, visit http://www.stevesairshow.com .
• Thunderbirds Pit Of PerilThe U.S. Army is testing a new machine called the Sidewinder.For those of you that have never seen it. Thunderbirds was an old television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that aired back in the mid 1960's.
• Stevie Ray Vaughan and the FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - Tuff EnufStevie Ray Vaughan and the FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDSLive on the River Boat QueenTuff Enuff
• Busted. Thunderbirds are goBusted vid
• DVLA: Thunderbirds2001 public information film about paying the road tax, starring some familiar faces of "Thunderbirds" fame.
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds "Tuff Enuff"[]
• the fabulous thunderbirds - wrap it upKlassiker und geil. Darum hochgeladen
• USAF Thunderbirds F-16The USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force high performance aircraft to people throughout the world. The squadron exhibits the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and support these aircraft.By military.com
• U.S.A.F THUNDERBIRDSHere comes The Thunderbirds!!
• Thunderbirds London UndergroundAs well as an Lu fan i'm also a Thunderbirds fan. This is some footage from the episode Vault of Death, Virgil and Alan use the now abandoned London Underground to get into the Bank of England vault.
• bill engvall-live #2 airforse thunderbirdsmy favorite comedian
• Thunderbirds VS ThunderbirdsThunderbirds from the original serie of Gerry Anderson VS Thunberbirds from the movie "Thunberdirds" made in 2004.Just take a look on what happened with those Thunderbirds ...Ok ok I know that I forgot T5 and The Mole, sorry about that ....I just picked up some images from the originals ones and some images from the "new" ones with the same camera angle(for Thunderbird 1 and 2).
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds She's Tuff - LondonAnd they were truly fabulous. She's Tuff and My Babe recorded live in London.FEATURING: Preston Hubbard - bass Jimmie Vaughan - guitar Kim Wilson - vocals and harpFran Christina - drumsPublished by PHubb (blip.tv blog) on May
• THUNDER BIRDS!! INTRO..
• Thunderbirds TV Show IntroAn intro for the classic tv show "Thunderbirds".
• THE REZILLOS - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GOThunderbirds Are Go - The Rezillos & frame-compilation by Junior Aragaki

Thunderbirds Eject/Crash -- How It Happened

AVweb's Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com takes a look at the factors leading to the crash. This video includes all previously released footage and images made available to AVweb in January, 2004, plus the results of the official investigation.USAF Thunderbirds ejection at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.For more, see: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/briefs/186633-1.html

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