Thousands of individuals from Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and extra gathered in Cheyenne on Wednesday for the annual Wings over Warren air present, a longstanding custom related to Cheyenne Frontier Days. The air present, which showcases plane of many sorts from the U.S. Military, took off practically 70 years in the past and has featured the Thunderbirds ever since. Â
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“This was our first air show that we did [when the Thunderbirds started]. This is where it all started for us. It is incredibly special to our team because this has been part of our tradition, heritage and legacy since the very beginning of the team 69 years ago when the team started,” mentioned Travis Grinestaff, Thunderbird 9.Â
Grinestaff and the group of Thunderbirds had been stationed out of the Loveland airport throughout their keep for Cheyenne Frontier Days. However, they shocked the crowds in Cheyenne with a observe air present on Monday and the official present on Wednesday. Â
Those who work with the Thunderbird F-16s day-after-day mentioned the job is a dream each single day. Â
 “It is like being on the world’s best rollercoaster. We fly a rocket with wings,” Grinestaff instructed CBS4’s Dillon Thomas. Â
Families just like the Hanlon’s awakened earlier than dawn to get nice views of the Thunderbirds. Cohen, 10, and Everett, 7, instructed CBS4 they loved skipping out on some additional hours of relaxation only for the chance to see the Thunderbirds. Â
 “They are very cool, fun and loud. It is just amazing to watch them. Because you can go so high and do loop-the-loops,” Everett Hanlon mentioned.
 “My favorite part has to be seeing the tricks they do and when they make smoke trails,” Cohen Hanlon mentioned. Â
The Cheyenne Frontier Days group is at all times thrilled to welcome the Thunderbirds to Cheyenne throughout their 10-day rodeo and western celebration. General Chairman Jimmy Dean Siler and different members of the board had been on scene to benefit from the present. Â
USAF Lt. Colonel Thomas McKnight, Air Show Director, instructed CBS4 the kids’s reactions to the sounds and sights make the whole present worthwhile. Â
“We have a chance to give back to the community, and more importantly we have the chance to inspire the next generation of airmen,” McKnight mentioned. Â
“The kids are one of the best parts. A lot of us started by seeing a Thunderbird airshow and that’s how we got here today,” Grinestaff mentioned. Â
