Beachgoers play volleyball as the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Victor Le, left, with hs son, Vincent Le, of Huntington Beach, take photos of the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performing during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Team perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Team perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers watch as The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Team perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers play volleyball as the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers play volleyball as a United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey flies during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Luis Bernardino covers his son’s, Leonardo Bernardino, ears as he sits with his friend, EJ, during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Gary Dinnen, and his wife, Denise Dinnen, of Whittier, watch as the Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Team perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey flies during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
NASA Freedom 250 Jets, F-5 jets wearing special Freedom 250 colors, perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers play volleyball as the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
NASA Freedom 250 Jets, F-5 jets wearing special Freedom 250 colors, perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
NASA Freedom 250 Jets, F-5 jets wearing special Freedom 250 colors, perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Team perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mike Goulian, flying his Extra 330SC, performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bob Carlton flies his Foxjet Sailplane during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A United States Navy F/A-18 Rhino flies during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers play volleyball as the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers watch the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A photographer shoot the Canadian Forces Snowbirds as they perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guests from a nearby hotel watch the Pacific Airshow near the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A low-flying aircraft flies along the shoreline in Huntington Beach. The 10th annual Pacific Airshow takes flight for the three-day event, featuring civilian and military aircraft, fighter jet demonstrations, historic aircraft, and more on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The 10th annual Pacific AIrshow takes flight over Huntington Beach on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The 10th annual Pacific AIrshow takes flight over Huntington Beach on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The 10th annual Pacific AIrshow takes flight over Huntington Beach on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The 10th annual Pacific AIrshow takes flight over Huntington Beach on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Omar Acosta, of Corona, far left, takes selfies while the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Beachgoers play volleyball as the Dawn Patrol Airshows Formation Team performs during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
ExpandThe clear blue sky was a welcome background on Friday for the first day of the 10th annual Pacific Airshow as civilian and military pilots performed overhead in Huntington Beach.
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The United States Air Force Thunderbirds crisscrossed the skies above in tight formations; the Royal Air Force Falcons parachute team whirled in a choreographed performance as members floated to the ground; and civilian planes looped and dove, doing aerial acrobatics as audience members on the ground craned their necks to watch.
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The US Air Force Thunderbirds and Canadian Forces Snowbirds are headlining this year’s air show, which repeats its lineup Saturday and Sunday, but the Air Force F-22 Raptor demo team, the NASA F-5 Formation Team, US Marines MV-22 Osprey and several more military craft are on the schedule, along with civilians flying crafts such as a MIG-17, a Subsonex Microjet, historical planes and more.
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