Thunder Over Louisville - Airshow & Fireworks Display
Photos from my first trip to the Thunder Over Louisville Airshow and Fireworks Display. Thunder Over Louisville is an annual airshow and fireworks display in Louisville, Kentucky, serving as the kickoff event of the Kentucky Derby Festival. The show is held over the Ohio River at the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge that connects Kentucky and Indiana. The Thunder show starts in the late afternoon with an airshow, followed by an enormous fireworks show starting after dark.
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UPS Boeing 757 leaving Louisville. I unfortunately forgot to grab the flight information for this aircraft.
UPS Boeing 747-8F (N611UP) climbing out of Louisville heading to Cologne (CGN).
UPS Boeing 747-8F (N611UP) climbing out of Louisville heading to Cologne (CGN).
USAF Boeing C-40 Clipper (05-0730) at 36,000ft over Louisville, KY. This C-40 flight originated from Camp Springs (ADW). Destination was "Not Available".
Banner tow plane passing overhead. Forgot to get the flight information on this aircraft.
Banner tow plane making lazy circles up and down the waterfront.
Someone had a drone flying up and down the riverfront. I assume it was taking photos of the crowds assembling on the river banks.
The local Metro Police had a presence on the river.
A flight of two F-18s passing some distance away.
USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III passing by off in the distance.
Louisville Metro Police patrolling the river.
The Metro Police crew seemed to be in a jolly mood.
F-16 Viper Four Ship (180th Fighter Wing, OH ANG) out of Toledo, OH.
UPS Airlines Boeing 747-800 dirty flyby (landing gear and flaps extended).
UPS Airlines Boeing 747-800 fast flyby.
US Navy EA-18 Growler Demo Team (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA).
US Navy EA-18 Growler Demo Team (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA).
US Navy Legacy Flight with two US Navy Boeing EA-18 Growlers and an F4U Corsair.
US Navy Legacy Flight with two US Navy Boeing EA-18 Growlers and an F4U Corsair.
US Navy Legacy Flight with two US Navy Boeing EA-18 Growlers and an F4U Corsair.
C-130J "Super Hercules" Four Ship Flyby (123rd Airlift Wing, KY ANG, Louisville, KY).
US Navy Sikorsky MH-53 Flight Demo (HM-15, Norfolk NAS, Norfolk, VA).
US Navy Sikorsky MH-53 kicking up the spray on the Ohio River from its powerful downdraft.
C-130 Hercules dropping the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron Parachute Team (KY ANG, Louisville, KY).
123rd Special Tactics Squadron Parachute Team Member (KY ANG, Louisville, KY) over the Ohio River.
123rd Special Tactics Squadron Parachute Team Member (KY ANG, Louisville, KY) about to hit the water.
UH-60 Helocast (Bravo Co. 2-147 Air Assault, Frankfort) dropping a member of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron (KY ANG, Louisville, KY) into the Ohio River.
UH-60 Helocast (Bravo Co. 2-147 Air Assault, Frankfort) picking up a member of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron (KY ANG, Louisville, KY) from the Ohio River.
C-130 Hercules circling back to the Louisville airport.
C-130 Hercules, a Bird, and a Bridge.
USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, OK) with a USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III (97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, OK) in tow.
USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, OK) making a right break away from the USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III (97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, OK).
USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III (97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, OK) dirty pass (landing gear and flaps extended).
Matt Younkin Twin Beech Aerobatics Demo.
USCG Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin lowering its pararescue swimmer on a line.
USAF "Wings of Blue" Parachute Team Member descending.
Clipped-Wing TaylorCraft (Nick Coleman, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY).
Clipped-Wing TaylorCraft (Nick Coleman, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY).
Clipped-Wing TaylorCraft (Nick Coleman, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY).
Clipped-Wing TaylorCraft (Nick Coleman, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY).
US Navy Grumman E-2C Hawkeye Two-Ship Demo (VAW-120, Norfolk NAS, Norfolk, VA)
US Navy Grumman E-2C Hawkeye Two-Ship Demo (VAW-120, Norfolk NAS, Norfolk, VA)
US Navy Grumman E-2C Hawkeye Two-Ship Demo (VAW-120, Norfolk NAS, Norfolk, VA)
Britt Lincoln Extra 300 (MT).
USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA).
USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA).
USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA).
USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA).
USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA).
Yak 52 Demo (Bowman Field, Louisville, KY).
USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 50 Viper Demo (20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC).
USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 50 Viper Demo (20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC).
USAF Heritage Flight with a USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon and a North American P-51D Mustang.
USAF Heritage Flight with a USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon and a North American P-51D Mustang.
USAF Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Two Ship Demo (924th Figher Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ).
USAF Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Two Ship Demo (924th Figher Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ).
Luftwaffe Airbus A-400M Atlas (Lufttransportgeschwader (Air Transport Group) 62, Wunstarf AB, Hannover, Germany)
Luftwaffe Airbus A-400M Atlas (Lufttransportgeschwader (Air Transport Group) 62, Wunstarf AB, Hannover, Germany)
"Mister Mulligan" Howard DGA-6 (Mason City, IA).
"Mister Mulligan" Howard DGA-6 (Mason City, IA).
USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules Flares Demo.
USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules Flares Demo.
USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules Flares Demo.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 lifting out of Louisville Airport during a break in the action.
SMOKE ON! Aviation - Vans RV Flight Demonstration.
SMOKE ON! Aviation - Vans RV Flight Demonstration.
Jeff Gordon Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field).
Jeff Gordon Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field).
Jeff Gordon Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field).
Jeff Gordon Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field).
Jeff Gordon Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field).
Jeff Gordon Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field).
Thunder Over Louisville - Fireworks
This is the largest and most impressive fireworks display that I have ever witnessed. Fireworks were erupting from the barges on the Ohio River and from the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. The display went on for almost half-an-hour. I would highly recommend you add it to your shows to see.
Amazing!
Incredible!
Astounding!
Fantastic!
Magnificent!
Wonderful!
Marvelous!
Spectacular!
Phenomenal!
Remarkable!
Extraordinary!
Unforgettable!