The starting of July is roughly 430 days till the subsequent Thunder over New Hampshire air present on the Pease Air National Guard Base however who’s counting?
The free occasion is scheduled to return the weekend of Sept. 9 and 10, 2023 and will probably be one of many main Portsmouth 400 occasions. Considering it was ten years between exhibits between 2011 and 2021 the 2 yr wait is bearable.
“I think we would have waited one more year to recover a bit but it just seemed like a good opportunity to collaborate and celebrate Portsmouth’s 400th anniversary. We can’t function without the community and hopefully they’ve gained something from us. It just seemed like good timing,” Maj. Michelle Mastrobattista of the 157th Air Refueling Wing instructed Seacoast Current.
The theme of the 2023 present is “Heritage in the Air” which inserts in properly with Portsmouth 400’s imaginative and prescient for the celebration, in accordance with Managing Director Valerie Rochon.
“It totally dovetails with what PortsmouthNH 400 is trying to do which is to involve the community and to invite visitors to celebrate with us and to have history permeate through everything that we do,” Rochon instructed Seacoast Current. “And so it’s perfect. A perfect fit for us.”
9/11 Ceremony on the Thunder Over NH Air Show
What in regards to the Thunderbirds?
Planning for the precise present and lining up teams and performers remains to be in the planning levels.
“We’re trying to get as many warbirds as we can to highlight those type of aircraft. We’re trying to secure Rob Holland, the fan favorite from the area,” Mastrobattista mentioned.
Rochon mentioned they’re additionally attempting to get a gaggle that sells rides in classic airplanes. They are already coming to Pease through the coming fall and have bought out their rides.
What in regards to the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels?
“We put our name in the hat but we won’t know until later this fall or early winter,” Mastrobattista mentioned.
Thunder over New Hampshire in 2021
Building on the Success of Thunder Over New Hampshire in 2021
There’s a few causes Thunder Over New Hampshire attracts 1000’s over two days together with the thrill of listening to the thunder and feeling the adrenaline rush, in accordance with Mastrobattista.
“The opportunity to see things they normally wouldn’t see. As a taxpayer they should see where their money goes,” Mastrobattista mentioned. “For other people it’s reminiscent for veterans especially or people who knew somebody in the military. They can come in and look around, ask questions and connect with people from different generations. I think there’s less people in the military than there were 20 or 30 years ago
Mastrobattista said the 2021 show was a success in terms of meeting the goal of improving the parking situation over 2011. Another show so soon will help keep up that change.
“We’re attempting to not preserve that hole so vast so we that we do not lose institutional information. We pulled it off with a variety of group work and a variety of late nights. We’re simply attempting to maintain up that momentum to provide simply as nice a present however possibly somewhat totally different,” Mastrobattista said.
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Thunder Over NH Air Show
The Thunder Over NH Air Show celebrated the return of the Thunderbirds to the Pease Air National Guard Station for the first time since 2011.
