Top US National Demonstration Team "The Thunderbirds" To Visit Ireland

The Salthill Air Show in Galway have pulled of one of the biggest coups in Aviation by announcing that the No 1 display team in the United States "The Thunderbirds" will take part in the 2007 Air Show which takes place over the weekend of the 24th of June.

The "Thunderbirds" have never been to Ireland and Salthill will be their first display in a tour that will take the team to seven other countries in Europe. When the team last appeared in Europe in 1996 3.5 million people turned out to see them and they had over 2 million at a show in Coney Island New York in 1998.

When the team are here they hope to carry out some community visits. The advance team were in Salthill last weekend to survey the display area off the promenade and said they had never seen a finer or more beautiful location for an Air Show than Salthill, with beautiful Galway Bay and the Burren Mountains in the background.

The Salthill Air Show is Irelands only FREE Air Show, now in its 15th year having started with very small beginnings with just one fishing boat and the Coastguard helicopter from Shannon. Since then it has become the biggest Show in the Country and each year attracts thousands of visitors to Salthill and Galway. The visit of the "Thunderbirds" will be the Aviation event of the year in Ireland.

The Team will be arriving in Shannon and will spend a few days in Ireland before departing for Poland on the next stage of their European tour that will also see them visit France, Italy, Rumania, Bulgaria, Turkey and the UK

For further updates check out the Salthill Air Show web-site

www.salthillairshow.com

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Thunderbirds information

For more information on the Thunderbirds at Salthill please visit the following links:

www.salthillairshow.com

www.salthillairshow.com/thunderbirds/

www.salthillairshow.com/thunderbirds/tbirds_release_300107.html

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Support the Air Show

Due to the ever increasing cost of running the air show we have put in place several ways for supporters & potential sponsors to help contribute to the running of the air show financially, click on the links for more information:

Sponsorship / Corporate Opportunities - www.salthillairshow.com/2007_sponsorship.html

Advertising - www.salthillairshow.com/2007_advertising.html

Donation - www.salthillairshow.com/donate/

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VIP / Viewing Area Packages

Again this year, in conjunction with Midnight Promotions, we are able to offer elevated viewing areas with VIP / Individual / Family packages on offer, click on this link for more information & pricing:

www.salthillairshow.com/2007_packages.html

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Show date: Sunday 24th June 2007
Start time: 3pm
Show Frequency: 121.750