The USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron www.af.mil/news/index.asp have officially released their 2010 airshow participation schedule. The USAF Thunderbirds, originally known as the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., was activated May 25, 1953. 2010 will be their 57th airshow season.

In 2010 the Thunderbirds will perform 65 displays in 27 States and Canada.

March
20-21 Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz
27-28 Maxwell AFB, Ala

April
10-11 Eglin AFB, Fla
17-18 Lakeland, Fla
24-25 Barksdale AFB, La

May
1 Dyess AFB, Texas
2 Altus AFB, Okla
8-9 Shaw AFB, S.C.
15-16 Columbus AFB, Miss
22 Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
26 USAF Academy, Colo
29-30 Janesville, Wis

June
5-6 Ocean City, Md
12-13 Quebec City, Quebec
19-20 Tinker AFB, Okla
26-27 North Kingston, R.I.

July
10-11 Gary, Ind
17-18 Duluth, Minn
21 Cheyenne, Wyo
24-25 Fairchild AFB, Wash
31 Rockford, Ill

August
1 Rockford, Ill
7-8 Moffett Field, CA
14-15 Abbotsford, British Columbia
21-22 Westfield, Mass
25 Atlantic City, N.J.
28-29 Brooklyn (Coney Island), N.Y.

September
4-5 Martinsburg, WV.
11-12 Coraopolis (Pittsburgh), Pa
18-19 Whiteman AFB, Mo
25-26 McConnell AFB, Kan

October
2-3 Salinas, Calif
9-10 Little Rock AFB, Ark
16-17 El Paso, Texas
23-24 Houston, Texas
30-31 Cocoa Beach, Fla

November
6-7 Lackland AFB, Texas
13-14 Nellis AFB, Nev