Thunderbirds

[Pune]

The Thunderbirds are here then, excellent, do we know what they may be doing over the next week or so?

[Freeman Lowell]

Bastille Day defile des avions mon ami
Freeman

[Pune]

Cool....

[rh226]

Unless we are lucky and somebody gets close enough to them, it is extremely likely that we will never know them. The following quote from Scramble explains why:-

Ever wonder how to ID the USAF Thunderbirds F-16's? There are two ways:
1. By the "remove before flight" banners. The last four of the serial are noted.
2. By the ejection seat. However you will require the canopy to be up and before they set the pilots helmet on the cockpit rail.

Hope this of help if you decide to travel to the US of A.

[arch]

I think they are 1 to 5 but i think number 5 is in space

[Dougie]

Try these for size. 91-0392, 91-0413, 91-0479, 92-3880, 92-3881, 92-3888, 92-3896 92-3898. They should be confirmed on the checklist at the weekend.

[skywatch1]

Heard the first 4 on scanner and was confirmed by a land line call from Castle Eaton...

[skywatch1]

Can any one confirm their air 2 air display channel as 322.950 ??

[bizfreeq]

See the arrival thread in the heads up uk section

[slogen51]

Heard a rumour that 7 Thunderbirds will do a flypast over Mildenhall tomorrow, Monday?

Apparently it's on Facebook!

[slogen51]

Ah! It's already in the Lakenheath section. Sorry.

[big john]

Their Notam :-
EGTT/QAZCA/IV/NBO/AE/000/033/5141N00147W005
B) FROM: 17/07/10 10:00C) TO: 17/07/10 15:00
E) FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE. AD, RWY 09/27 OPEN.
Add 1hr for Local Time

[slogen51]

On 309.20

Duxford to MAM to meet Quid 14

[colt41]

Do any one know which thunderbird was left behind today.

[eagle driver]

On a slightly different tack to this one .
When and where were the Thunderbirds last in the UK.

[MRTT]

Waddington in 2011.

[eagle driver]

Waddington in 2011.

Thank you MRTT you,re fountain of knowledge knows no bounds .

[sabrejet]

Do any one know which thunderbird was left behind today.

32.

[sabrejet]

Surprised to see that TB7 has changed its canopy name between Friday and today: do they change it anytime anyone new rides in the back seat?

[bizfreeq]

Is that a confirmed sighting of 32? The number on the tails are removable as and when required so for example if 6 went tech, the 32 would be removed and replaced with a 6 so that they always fly as a 1-6 formation. This is a genuine question for clarification.