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“What you guys saw out there, that is how we move planes around the world,” said Col. Brian Carloni.

“What you guys saw out there, that is how we move planes around the world,” said Col. Brian Carloni.

PORTSMOUTH -- Up to 40,000 people or more are expected each day of the Thunder Over New Hampshire air show on Sept. 11 and 12 at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are the featured attraction over the two-day event that is being put on by the New Hampshire Air National Guard at the 157th Air Refueling Wing located at the airport. The gates each day at the base will open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.  The Thunderbirds last visited Pease in September 2011. Here’s what you need to know in making plans to attend:

By SHAWNE WICKHAM | The New Hampshire Union Leader | Published: April 25, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — The Thunderbirds are coming to New Hampshire in September, when Pease Air National Guard Base hosts its first air show in more than a decade. Landing the U.S. Air Force's elite jet demonstration team means submitting a request two years in advance, accepting whatever date the Thunderbirds offer, and building an air show around them, explained Major Shannon Van Splunder, the air show director. "Not everyone who puts in gets them," she said. "It's a competition. You have to write up...

PORTSMOUTH — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are returning to the skies of the Seacoast for an air show and open house at the Pease Air National Guard Base on Sept. 11 and 12. Described as “America’s ambassadors in blue,” the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, features six F-16C Fighting Falcons. The Thunderbirds last visited Pease in September 2011. The 157th Air Refueling Wing based at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease will host the 2021 air show, which is free and open to the public. The gates each day at the base will open at 9 a.m. and close...