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I attended the Kirtland Air Force Base 2011 Open House, and after the B-2 flyover, the USAF Thunderbirds air demonstration team performed. It was a great one-hour show as always, and there were no crashes or other problems (that my civilian eyes could see). Afterward they autographed program guides and posters.

Thanks to a great idea from an anon on 4chan, I had printed ~ShelltoonTV 's Wonderbolts poster vector on photo paper and had brought it with me. They were all cool with signing it; only Capt. Holmes asked what it was. I told him they were inspired by the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, and told him to google it. (I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall when they find out. Heck, I would LOVE to watch them watch Sonic Rainboom.)

Notice how their signatures are stacked in a triangle? It matches the delta formation they use in the show. It's little details like that which make them super awesome. Plus, with a name like Case Cunningham, how can you go through life and NOT be awesome?

#1 Commander Leader
Lt Col Case Cunningham

#2 Left Wing
Capt Ryan Riley

#3 Right Wing
Maj John Gallemore

#4 Slot
Capt Nicholas Holmes

#5 Lead Solo (the five is flipped because he performs the upside-down maneuvers)
Maj Aaron Jelinek

#6 Opposing Solo
Maj JR Williams

I also got a few ground crew signatures, plus the narrator:

#8 Advance Pilot/Narrator
Capt Kristin Hubbard

She gave the history of the Wonderb- I mean, Thunderbirds, and brought the show to life with excellently scripted, well-dramatized patter. She read through that hour-long script more than thirty times so far this season, but not a moment of it sounded tired or bored.

Thank you, Thunderbirds, for inspiring the next generation of America's fighter jockeys, as well as a certain blue pegasus.

Original Wonderbolts poster, as seen in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, is the intellectual property of Hasbro, Inc., and was created by Lauren Faust's amazing team.
The vectored enlarged poster is from

Description
I attended the Kirtland Air Force Base 2011 Open House, and after the B-2 flyover, the USAF Thunderbirds air demonstration team performed. It was a great one-hour show as always, and there were no crashes or other problems (that my civilian eyes could see). Afterward they autographed program guides and posters.

Thanks to a great idea from an anon on 4chan, I had printed ~ShelltoonTV 's Wonderbolts poster vector on photo paper and had brought it with me. They were all cool with signing it; only Capt. Holmes asked what it was. I told him they were inspired by the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, and told him to google it. (I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall when they find out. Heck, I would LOVE to watch them watch Sonic Rainboom.)

Notice how their signatures are stacked in a triangle? It matches the delta formation they use in the show. It's little details like that which make them super awesome. Plus, with a name like Case Cunningham, how can you go through life and NOT be awesome?

#1 Commander Leader
Lt Col Case Cunningham

#2 Left Wing
Capt Ryan Riley

#3 Right Wing
Maj John Gallemore

#4 Slot
Capt Nicholas Holmes

#5 Lead Solo (the five is flipped because he performs the upside-down maneuvers)
Maj Aaron Jelinek

#6 Opposing Solo
Maj JR Williams

I also got a few ground crew signatures, plus the narrator:

#8 Advance Pilot/Narrator
Capt Kristin Hubbard

She gave the history of the Wonderb- I mean, Thunderbirds, and brought the show to life with excellently scripted, well-dramatized patter. She read through that hour-long script more than thirty times so far this season, but not a moment of it sounded tired or bored.

Thank you, Thunderbirds, for inspiring the next generation of America's fighter jockeys, as well as a certain blue pegasus.

Original Wonderbolts poster, as seen in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, is the intellectual property of Hasbro, Inc., and was created by Lauren Faust's amazing team.
The vectored enlarged poster is from