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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels is the oldest air demonstration team in the United States and the second oldest in the world, after the French air demonstration team, the Patrouille de France. The Blue Angels have been famously known as the Blues. The Blue Angels served briefly in Korea on the U.S.S. Prin...

After Dayton, OH we went to Sandusky, OH for a few nights to meet with some of our friends. After there we went to Grand Island, NY for the night were we went to Niagara Falls and did the Maid of the Mist boat tour (because at the time the U.S./Canadian border was closed). While doing the tour, we s...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force At our second stop on our East Coast Trip was Dayton, OH, were we went to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force twice! I saw a Wright Military Flyer (replica), the B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Bell,a B-24, a B-26, Me 109, Me 190, Me 163 Komet, Me 262, P-...

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team, The Thunderbirds, has been an Air Force active duty fighter squadron officially known as the 3600 Air Demonstration Team. They were based at Luke AFB outside of Phoenix, AZ and originally activated on June 1st, 1953. The team is now located at Nellis AFB, o...