Thunderbirds resume schedule Published Oct. 9, 2003 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) -- The U.S. Air Force’s air demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, will resume its schedule beginning with the Fort Smith Regional Air Show in Arkansas on Oct. 11 and 12. The Thunderbirds halted official demonstrations following an aircraft accident at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, on Sept. 14.Complete details surrounding the Sept. 14 crash are unknown and a safety investigation board has convened to investigate the incident, officials said.