TJSJ Spotting: USAF Thunderbirds Departure! 

I never get tired of watching the Thunderbirds.My son is a 17year veteran of the USAF. He spent4years with the team. I got to see them 4times. A time we will never forget.

These pilots are the best of the best. Living in Vegas, I get to see them practicing at Nellis Air Force base during their off season. I’ve been watching them for the forty plus years, yet I still get goosebumps whenever I watch them.

Will never tire of these Americans. Spectacular show every time. Partial to the Blue Angels. Lol.

Badass. So proud to be an American. 🇺🇲

Thank you for your service gentlemen.

As an Air Force veteran, my heart jumps a beat or three seeing these beauties taxi & lift off like this. I am also a retired airport employee & this makes me miss the place!

The best of the best! May God guard protect and keep all our soldiers safe and that they always can come home!

My cousin was in the Thunderbirds for 4 yrs, the last 2 yrs being the lead jet for the performances. They came to my city and my aunt was there so we got to sit out on the runway as a family…watched the whole show in awe!

The Air Force’s best recruiting tool. I’ve seen the Thunderbirds more times than I can remember and they still make me smile, even when departing for the next show. Elite aerobatic teams are flat-out impressive.

I watched these guys practice almost every day from my elementary school, which was a stone's throw from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas! Every once in a while we'd get a tail waggle or a wing tip as we watched them pass over our school. A fantastic sight and even a better listen! Our whole school would shake when they passed over! It was great!

As a student pilot doing a cross country with my instructor we landed at Albuquerque and as we were leaving I was told to go to runway & hold. Waited for 5 or more minutes then the Thunderbirds came roaring down, all lifting off at the same time (4 wide). What a thrill!! Then I got to take off after them. Another time was to see my nephew in an air show flying with the "Tacos" out of Albuquerque.

Súper cool , USA 🇺🇸 and Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

the professionalism of these folks, the blue angels, any flight of a nation's best pilots is just heart-pounding. this is why the day after an exposition the recruiting offices get packed. thankyou for this. it brought back good military memories.

The one thing I miss the most of my time in the Air Force. The sound of a jet spinning up, then taking off. Plus Williams AFB got the Thunderbirds every other year for our airshow. Something to do with us having had one of the first acrobatic teams, the Acrojets, flying P-80's, from 1948-1953.

God Bless All Americans!! Thanks to the men and women serving our country!! Including, of course, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Border Patrol and Customs. Thanks for the video!!

Thunderbird's lift-off, fascinating to watch! ✈🇺🇸

It is truly impossible to comprehend the progress that manned flight has made in the span of 100 years. These machines and the men who fly them are a stark reminder of what dedicated and talented men are capable of.

Thank You Boricua For The Video! Its A Few Years Old, But Its Always Good To See The Thunderbird's Showing Support And Entertaining The Beautiful Island Country Of Puerto Rico! Love, Peace And Blessings! Wepa PR!!! Wepa!!!

You know what is the worst, that your job giving us this videos is excellent, but there are always people criticizing something they can’t do. I bet money that whoever is criticizing your work hasn’t even take a picture with a POLAROID camera. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming my friend. Something else , if they don’t like it, why they keep on coming?

Never seen all 8 t-birds fly together. Most excellent. I loved how they lined up four abreast and left off a synchronized smoke blast... just a little extra panache. :D

Saw the Thunderbirds at Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico back in the early 70’s. You never forget that !!

Dang! That was awesome, thanks for sharing. Would have loved to had been there to hear, feel and smell them taking off. Great view point and camera work - nice and sharp and in focus.

Fantastic video

Excellent! USAF A-10s @ DMAFB, AZ 1976-1977. 355 TFTW. First A-10s in AF inventory! Never forget it.

To end this video with an American workhorse MD-83 was just icing on the cake. Great video and great closing! Maddog Life!

I am always in total awe when I see the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform, and also the Canadian Snowbirds! What superb teams they are! I remember many years ago while working in a 32-story high-rise in San Francisco, the Blue Angels were practicing for Fleet Week and we were watching those beautiful birds as they actually flew BELOW us a couple of times flying towards the Bay! Just "thrilling" doesn't do that justice! Blue skies, pilots! And thank you!

The put on a show even just taking off. Too Cool. 👍👍👍

Sweet! Thank you for posting.

Goosebumps x 1'000 000!! Thank you for this!! 👏👏👏👏👏

Use to watch them practice while attending the NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Nellis AFB is right across the highway from the track. They’d practice overhead most of the morning until the cars came on the track. Free show Friday and Saturday. It was wonderful watching them!

Awesome baby

Wow!! We are blessed to have the awesome power of our military to protect this Great nation!.

How I missed to be active duty. I'm so proud to served the GREATEST USA! GOD BLESS THIS LOVELY NATION!

I've seen them many times, but I've never seen the full squadron take off like this. Absolutely amazing.

USAF Thunderbirds are a long time tradition during Cheyenne Frontier Days. My favorite part of the summer every year. They practice over my house day before the show.

They are the heroes in the sky 🇺🇸

Always a blast to watch greatness in action. You got the best seat for this video. Very good stuff and NO MUSIC.

BEAUTIFUL ! Might makes right, baby ! USA 4-ever

Very good

Fantastic plane spotting location without a doubt and you don't get to see a team like this taxi around and take-off with this kind of viewpoint either. It seems to me at least that we are looking down at the airport from about the same height as the tower!!

GReat video! Go the Thunderbirds! You beauty!

Excellent, I mean excellent , camera work.focus stayed on great , you followed your subject, great timing , kept It center, you wasted no time returning to next subject, time and time again, regrouping ,and following thru,wow amazing! I was support for t BIRDS at Nellis afb, from1973 to 1984. In 1977 the blue angels came to Nellis, summer, showed them how the Navy / Marines do it. Tighter guarters ( formation). The blue angels all Take off together in formation all at the same TIME!!!!! NOSE TO BUTT. AFTER ANGELS LEFT, THE T BIRDS STARTED PRACTICING EVERY DAY, AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE T BIRDS HAD IT DOWN!! I WATCHED THEM EVERY DAY. THEY WORKED VERY VERY HARD. AND ALL THEIR MANEUVERS THEY POLISHED THEIR MOVES AND IT WAS AWESOME. BELIEVE IT OR NOT OF ALL THE SHOWS OVER IN VEGAS 5 MILES AWAY I WAS ENJOYING THE BEST SHOW VEGAS HAD TO OFFER RIGHT ON THE RUNWAY AND AIR WOWW!!! MY JOB WAS, YOU ASK??? I WAS IN THAT BIG YELLOW FLIGHTLINE SWEEPER/ VACUM TRUCK, JUS CALL ME EAGLE EYE,A LIL ROCK, TUMBLEWEED, DEBRI, OR METAL PEICES OR A TOOL PIECE ,DESERTTRASH, OR ANY FOD, I GOT IT UP. SOMETIMES WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PLANES BACKED UP AND RUNWAY CLOSED. I GOT DOWN ON IT ,( THE TRUCK THROTTLE ) MADE THAT INTERNATIONAL V 8 ROLL DOWN THE RUNWAY TO CLEAN A MESS, ANG HAULED BUT TO CLEAR RUNWAY ,END TO END. I INSPECTED RUNWAYS ,TARMACS, PARKING AREAS FOR HANGERS, TAXIWAYS, BASE OPS.AND IF I WASN'T DOING THIS I WOULD BE BACK AT MY BASE AREA 2 , OPERATING HEAVY BULLDOZERS AND MISC.OTYER HEAVY CONST. EQUIPMENT , MAINTAINING ROADS, OR BUILDING BASE PROJECTS. STATIONED WITH 820 TH C.E.S.IS PROBABLY MY MOST FUN JOB I HAVE HAD EXCEPT BUILDING AND DRIVING DRAGCARS! LIFE IS REALLY SWEET AT 66 YEARS OLD RACING MY OWN 8 SEC. IN (QUARTER ) PRO. DRAG CAR . BACK TO SUBJECT, THIS PHOTO. IS WOWW!! WATCH THE VIDEO A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND YOU WILL AGREE. EXCUSE MY YOUNGER DAZE !

I spent many years on the end of a runway working the Aircraft Arresting Systems. I was very proud of the aircraft that the USAF was buying, but, this is crazy!!!!!!

TOTALLY AWESOME !

I just love this stuff!!

dont you just love the idle sound of these things, once you hear it for the first time, you'll remember it for a life time

Thanks for posting BlueRocker!!!!!

Saw the Thunderbirds at Bentwaters UK. Fantastic display and noise. Thanks for the memories.

I'll be an old man ... and I'll STILL marvel at how in the world they get up in the air!! Nice job man!! Did you know the fighters were going up??

My all time fav. and heart-pounding sights i have ever encountered... They all are Class Acts. God bless you all.. Peace Shawn k.

They just came to our city/airport early August and their show was terrific!

GOD bless America, My home sweet home!

Man this is really cool too watch , I love the sound when they take off one after another ! 😃✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈

I watched them start up and takeoff last year. Man those little engines are LOUD!!

I had the privilege to see them many years ago at Cherry Point MCAS ❤❤

Wow!God bless them!!!

they’re back here (sjafb) for july 4th 2019! we’ve suffered through the last 3 with the blue angels; just not the same. i’ve been watching these guys since the 60s. saw them first at nellis - seen them all over the world at airshows...

I love these planes and the pilots! Always excites me to see them!!

Every 10 seconds or so one is taking off. Love the TBirds

HEY, this is great stuff!! Excellent excellent video

YES, THATS WHAT IM TAKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!! Awesome!

that was so cool thanks for putting this on youtube

Finally some body makes a video about airplanes without a bunch of music blasting or all kinds of talking.

Excellent video, great camera work. Best part,,, no crap background music. Thanks.

Still one of my favorite aircraft Iron Eagles i have you to thank for that.

They have done annually. Great demonstrations over beaches offshore during patriotic holidays.

After that lumbering passenger jet, those F16s look like a troupe of dancers coming out on stage. Ballerinas. Very composed, very pretty, very capable.

Super la vidéo ! ça n'arrête pas de décoller c'est super que de voir tout ces avions, surtout les F-16

Those F-16s are still the sleekest and nicest looking birds.

Great Camera!! Better than Most I've seen!!...Compliments!!

Beautiful..amazing!! Give me goosebumps just watching the video 🙂👍👍

What better place to do this than beautiful Puerto Rico

God bless our military!

Very impressive but when four of them were lined up and ready to go, I thought they'd be taking off together. They don't waste time either by the looks, they took off very fast and efficiently. Just a Red Arrows fan here from the GB and looking in on your Thunder Birds and Blue Angels.

The last Jetliner, fantastic take-off.

Awesome 👏🏻 video. Wepaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Borinquén 🇵🇷🇺🇸🙏🏻.

Awesome - thanks so much for posting. Good stuff.

Great catch of those Thunderbirds from hilltop!

Amazing sound. Nice parade👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✌🏼✌🏼🚀🚀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

SO incredibly AWESOME to watch!!!!!!

USAF Thunderbirds are awesome.

Speechless 💕

Absolutely amazing

I got to see them in 2012 in Wichita, Kan. at McConnell Air Force base. AWSOME show. I hear that they're going to be there again this year(2022). Wish i lived closer, or knew someone to go with me that could help with the driving. They're going to be there September 24th or 25th.

Thanks so much. USMC through Pensicola.

Gr8 video, mate!

First time I saw them they were in F-100s. Same show I got to see SR-71 precursor, YF-12A

Tuve la dicha de ver a estos grandes pilotos acrobático de la Fuerza aérea norteamericana cuando vinieron a Venezuela en la base aérea de palo negro en el estado Aragua todo mi saludo y respeto para ellos

Nice spotting place & great video.

Le moment du décollage est toujours superbe !

I love the roar. Amazing

Nice View from the thunder birds🇺🇸🇵🇷😊👋👏👋

amazing video. . .Runway is 150 ft wide (notice piano keys at the end) so the F-16s look like little RC planes!

Imagine how epic it would be to see these Warbirds taking off together; F6F Hellcats TBF Avenger Torpedo Bombers SB2C Helldivers F8F Bearcats BTD Destroyers

Air superiority with great numbers make you best.

Wow.... Awesome RC

That must have been such a cool treat to see!

loved it! how many people would ever get to see what you saw. glad you filmed it and posted it.

I saw them take off withthe blue Angel's in Pensacola this summer now that was beautiful and from our boat in the water God bless America!!

Awesome video!!! I bet that airline pilot felt kinda bummed taking off after those sleek little fighter jets...lol