US Air Force demo pilots perform airshow stunts derived from real-world combat training.
Air Force demo pilots shared what it's like to wow audiences with skills used on the battlefield.
But for Air Force demonstration pilots, these techniques aren't just crowd-pleasers.
F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the US Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron fly in close formation.
US Air Force photo/Tech.
Persons:
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Locations:
Huntington Beach , California, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Middle East, Alaska