@ Colorado Springs, CO
September 2017
A Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon taxies after performing during the 2017 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow. The team transitioned to the F-16A Fighting Falcon in 1983, and upgraded to the F-16C in 1992. For the 2009 show season the Thunderbirds transitioned to the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (Block 52) which brings the Thunderbird fleet into alignment with the rest of the worldwide F-16 fleet. The F-16 has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Thunderbirds for 40 years and is their ninth aircraft type since the team was formed in 1953.
