Official Abbotsford International Airshow website.
As a note of interest, Thunderbirds 2008 feature the first female pilot to ever fly with a U.S. jet demonstration team, Major Samantha Weeks, Lead Solo #5 (note inverted number 5 on her photo) – now in her second season with the team. See the team’s official website. (Site is flash intensive, and you may need to enable popups in your browser for it to function properly).
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[...] As an interesting aside, the USAF Thunderbirds lead solo pilot is the first woman in U.S. history to fly with a military demonstration team. See my previous post on the subject. [...]