Fri, Dec 02, 2005
Thunderbirds, Snowbirds, And (Blue) Angels... Oh, My!
If you do one thing next
year to encourage your friends and family to check out the world of
aviation... take them to an airshow featuring one of the three
military precision flying teams below. Let them witness impossible
feats of skill and training, and maneuvers that defy gravity and
logic.
Let them hear... no, make that feel... the roar of an F/A-18 on
full afterburner climbing off the deck, or an F-16 sneaking up to
surprise the crowd from behind, flying 500 feet overhead at 350
knots.
And while those fancy, ultramodern jets the US teams fly are
mighty impressive... they'll be especially amazed to watch
1960s-era Tudor training jets perform many of the same aerial
tricks and twists. Now THAT'S piloting, folks.
Here are the 2006 performance schedules for the US Navy Blue
Angels, the USAF Thunderbirds, and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds,
as they were announced Thursday at the 2005 ICAS Convention in
Orlando.
2006 Canadian Forces Snowbirds Schedule
April
- May
-
3
Lakeland, FL
-
6-7
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
-
10
Pope AFB, NC
- 13-14 MCAS New River,
NC
-
17
Kingston, ON
- 20-22 North Bay,
ON
-
24
St. Thomas, ON
- 27-28 Virden, MB
June
- 3-4
Portage la Praire, MB
-
7
Thunder Bay, ON
- 10-11 Quebec City, QC
-
14
Riviere du Loup, QC
- 17-18 Ottawa,
ON
-
24
Oshawa, ON
-
25 Borden,
ON
-
28
Cobourg, ON
July
-
1
Ottawa, ON (Canada Day)
-
4
Battle Creek, MI
-
20
Meadow Lake, SK
-
22
Yellow Knife, NWT
-
24
Fort Smith, NWT
-
26
Dawson Creek, BC
- 29-30 Lethbridge, AB
August
-
2 Williams
Lake, BC
- 5-6 Oak
Bay, BC
- 11-13 Abbotsford, BC
- 16 Rocky
Mtn House, AB
- 19-20 Saskatoon, SK
- 26-27 St-Catharines, ON
- 30
Brantford, ON
September
- 2-4 Toronto,
ON
- 9-10 Halifax, NS
- 13
Gander, Newfoundland
- 16-17 Summerside, PEI
- 20 La
Tuque, QC
- 23-24 Sarnia, ON
- 30
Redding, CA
October
-
1
Redding, CA
-
4
Mojave, CA
- 7-8 El Paso,
TX
- 13 15
Wing Moose Jaw, SK
2006 USAF Thunderbirds Schedule
March
April
- 1-2
Punta Gorda, FL
-
8
Maxwell AFB, AL
-
9
Columbus AFB, MS
- 22-23 Tyndall AFB, FL
- 29-30 March AFB, CA
May
- 6-7
Langley AFB, VA
- 13-14 Robins AFB, GA
-
20
Altus AFB, OK
-
21
Dyess AFB, TX
- 27-28 Cannon AFB,
NM
-
31
USAFA, CO
June
- 3-4
Beale AFB, CA
- 10-11 Hill AFB, UT
- 17-18 NASJRB Willow Grove,
PA
- 24-25 North Kingston,
RI
July
-
1
Kirtland AFB, NM
-
3-4
Battle Creek, MI
-
8-9
Duluth, MN
- 15-16 Milwaukee,
WI
-
22
Grand Forks AFB, ND
-
23
Casper, WY
-
26
Cheyenne, WY
- 29-30 Fairchild AFB,
WA
August
- 12-13 Scott AFB,
IL
- 19-20 Burlington,
VT
-
23
Atlantic City, NJ
- 26-27 Mt. Comfort,
IN
September
-
2-4
Gary, IN
- 9-10
McConnell AFB, KS
- 15-17 Reno, NV
- 23-24 Rockford,
IL
-
30
Ft. Worth (Alliance), TX
October
-
1
Ft. Worth (Alliance), TX
-
7-8
NAS Patuxent River, MD
-
15
Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
- 21-22 Houston,
TX
- 28-29 Edwards AFB,
CA
November
-
4-5
Lackland AFB, TX
- 11-12 Nellis AFB,
NV
2006 USN Blue Angels Schedule
March
- 11 NAS El
Centro, CA
- 18-19 Sacramento, CA
- 25-26 Tampa, FL
April
- 1-2 NAS
Kingsville, TX
-
8
Charleston AFB, SC
- 22-23 Lousville, KY
- 29-30 NAS Atlanta, GA
May
- 6-7 Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
- 13-14 NASJRB Ft. Worth, TX
- 19-21 Andrews AFB, MD
- 24
Annapolis, MD
- 27-28 Jones Beach, NY
June
- 3-4 Davenport,
IA
- 10-11 Quebec City, PQ
- 17-18 Netherlands
- 24-25 Westfield, MA
July
- 1-2 Traverse
City, MI
- 8-9 Pittsburgh,
PA
- 13-14 Pensacola Beach, FL
- 22-23 Sioux Falls, SD
- 29-30 Dayton, OH
August
- 5-6
Seattle, WA
- 13-14 Elmendorf AFB, AK
- 19-20 Chicago, IL
September
- 2-4
Cleveland, OH
- 9-10 NAS Oceana,
VA
- 16-17 Kansas City, MO
- 23-24 Lincoln, NE
-
30 Nantucket,
MA
October
- 7-8
San Francisco, CA
- 14-15 MCAS Miramar, CA
- 21-22 Goodyear, AZ
- 28-29 NAS Jacksonville,
FL
November
- 4-5
Little Rock AFB, AR
- 10-11 NAS Pensacola, FL
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