Female fighter pilots soar when the Thunderbirds zoom into Huntington Beach for the Pacific Airshow

ByPatrick Stinson by way of

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — When the Thunderbirds are in motion, you are seeing the U.S. Air Force convey its a-game, with the staff performing heart-stopping maneuvers that may go away you breathless.

It’s an expertise that is spectacular even to these in the pilot’s seat.

“There’s nothing quite like seeing six fighter jets flying just feet from each other, you know? Go over your head at a few hundred feet, especially with the afterburner lit, it’s just deafening, It’s incredible,” stated former Thunderbirds pilot, Michelle “Mace” Curran.

There have solely been 5 girls to fly with the Thunderbirds, and at the upcoming Pacific Airshow, Major Lauren “Threat” Schlichting shall be the sole feminine pilot slicing her approach by way of the sky.

You can watch the Pacific Airshow, hosted by ABC7’s John Gregory and Leslie Lopez, on Saturday, October 1, the place it is going to be streaming dwell – solely on Hulu.

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