Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona 2023

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:42 pm

Latest Addition Per Website
- Scott Urschel (Pylon Aviation) and the Bo105 helicopter
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Feb 19, 2023 2:49 am

Greg Colyer will be performing a two-ship aerobatic display with Rob "Scratch" Mitchell.

https://www.facebook.com/AceMakerAirsho ... %2CO%2CP-R
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:20 am

The Heritage Flight at Davis-Monthan AFB will consist of the A-10, F-35A and P-51.

https://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aerial-Even ... -schedule/
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Post by avravalleyaviation » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:42 am

Static display list was uploaded to the 355th FSS Instagram page and goes as follows:
-T-6A Texan II
-F-35A Lightning II
-RC-135
-KC-135 Stratotanker
-MV-22 Osprey
-T-38 Talon
-KC-135 Stratotanker
-MQ-9 Reaper
-F-16C Viper (AZ ANG)
-A-10C Thunderbolt II
-HH-60
-HC-130J Combat King
-HH-60G Pavehawk
-F/A-18 Hornet (likely a Super Hornet)
-F-15C Eagle
-KC-10A Extender
-RC-26 Metroliner
-Piper Enforcer (Pima Air & Space Museum)
-HU-16 Albatross (Pima Air & Space Museum)
-F-104 Starfighter (Pima Air & Space Museum)
-T-38A Talon (Pima Air & Space Museum)
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Post by Tangoringo » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:07 pm

Could any previous visitors advise if there are any issues with traffic inbound to DM? I’m travelling over from the UK ( via PHX ) and have never attended the show before.
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Post by avravalleyaviation » Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:23 pm

I’ve attended the 2021 Thunder & Lightning show and from what I remember traffic coming into the base was quite long, at least to the Swan gate, but it was very well directed by DM personnel. They organize the shows pretty nicely and keep the line moving but there’s definitely lots of people that attend the shows each year.
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Post by Tangoringo » Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:43 am

avravalleyaviation wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:23 pm I’ve attended the 2021 Thunder & Lightning show and from what I remember traffic coming into the base was quite long, at least to the Swan gate, but it was very well directed by DM personnel. They organize the shows pretty nicely and keep the line moving but there’s definitely lots of people that attend the shows each year.
Thank you. I’ve only been to a couple of US shows after a long hiatus and they’ve been really well organised so hoped DM would be the same. Was just trying to work out departure times from PHX.
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Post by avravalleyaviation » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:04 am

As the show dates are closing in, I know of a few more statics that aren’t on the 355 FSS social medias, there will likely be more but these are the ones I am aware of.
-PB4Y Privateer
-Civil Air Patrol Cessna (172 or 182)
-EAA Tucson Chapter Homebuilts
-T-33 Shooting Star (Blue Angels or Copperheads color scheme)

These two were also mentioned before but I’ll mention them here again to simplify things
-Maid In The Shade B-25
-Old Number 30 C-47
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:32 pm

The current weather forecast for this coming weekend shows mostly sunny skies with a high of around 66 - 68.

https://www.google.com/search?q=davis+m ... e&ie=UTF-8
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